Sabal minor Bush palmetto (Palmae) Evergreen shrub

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Sabal minor
Bush palmetto
Evergreen shrub
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The Sabal minor plant species is found in Southeastern N. America - North Carolina to Florida. It is a member of the Palmae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Bush palmetto. Some home gardeners know the variety as S. adansonii.

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Latin Name:  Sabal minor
Common Name:  Bush palmetto
Family:  Palmae
Author:  (Jacq.)Pers.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  3   Mature Width:  2

Habitat:  An understory shrub of broadleaved, mainly deciduous woodlands in low-lying river terrae areas and other sites where water at the roots is readily available[231].

Edible Uses: Fresh root slices have been baked and eaten as bread[257]. The fruit is a small dry berry up to 10mm in diameter, with a thin sweet flesh[229]. Although we have seen no other records of edibility for this species, the following uses are for the related S. palmetto. They quite probably also apply here[K]. Fruit - raw or cooked[2]. Sweet and pleasant[2]. A small dry berry up to 12mm in diameter, with a thin sweet flesh[229]. A nourishing food, though it is said to be an acquired taste[2]. Young leaves - raw or cooked[171]. An excellent food[2]. The large succulent leaf buds are cooked and eaten as a vegetable[82]. Sap - sweet[2].

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