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Sabal palmetto
Cabbage palmetto
Evergreen tree
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The Sabal palmetto 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 Cabbage palmetto.

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Latin Name:  Sabal palmetto
Common Name:  Cabbage palmetto
Family:  Palmae
Author:  (Walt.)Lodd.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  6   Mature Width:  4

Habitat:  Brackish marshes, seacoast woodlands or hammocks and sandy soils near the coast[229].

Edible Uses: 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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