Palms   Sabal etonia

Synonymy: None Common Names: Scrub Palmetto Distribution: Peninsula Florida. Habitat: Well drained sandy ridges in pine-oak forest. Description: Small palm, usually subteranean trunk, although occasionally being emergent to about 3m, with yellow/green costapalmate leaves. General: Culture: Sunny, well drained position. Drought tolerant.

Figure 1. S. etonia inflorescence. Note how it doesn't rise above the leaves, unlike S. minor .

Figure 2. S. etonia in Naples.

Figure 3. S. etonia in habitat, Florida

Figure 4. Close-up of the trunk.

Contributed by:	Angelo Porcelli (Figures 1&2)
	Jason from Orlando (Figures 3&4)

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