Arecaceae

Serenoa repens

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NAMING

Scientific Name: Serenoa repens
Family: Arecaceae
Common: saw palmetto

HABITAT

Native
Habitat: flatwoods, sandhills, oak illegible
Range: Texas-Florida-South Carolina

TREE TRUNK

Size: Up to 10ft tall
Bark: –
Twigs: –

LEAVES

Composition: simple
Arrangement: alternate
Shape: palm/fan
Venation: parallel
Stipule and Petiole description: armed petiole
Other: flat and curved/monocot

REPRODUCTION

Flowers: big white flowers, angiosperms
Fruit: drupe, large, green -> orange -> black

USES

Wildlife – cover, fruit are eaten by black bears
Commercial – native horticulture market
Medicinal – Treats prostate cancer (synthetic version created)
Others – Blue horticulture variation (natural)

TOLERANCES

Fire – High
Other – winter v. summer burns