PACSOA - Sabal palmetto

Palms

Sabal palmetto

Ocala National Forest, Florida

Figure 1. S. palmetto with a nice circular crown.

Figure 2. S. palmetto growing thru the canopy,
Ocala National Forest, Florida.

Figure 3. S. palmetto
Figure 4. S. palmetto

These two photos document what seems to be a very unusual abnormality amongst a small population of Sabal palmetto in one section of the Ocala National Forest. The petiole bases are arranged in vertical ranks on about a dozen trees in this one small area, perhaps a half of an acre. Does anyone know if this is a common feature or not of the species ?

Figure 5. S. palmetto growing into a live oak
(Quercus virginiana ) canopy in Ocala National Forest,
along a hiking trail near the St. John's River.
Figure 6. S. palmetto overlooking the water,
Ocala National Forest.

Contributed by: Jason Skells (Figure 1,2,3,4,5&6)

Ocala National Forest, Florida Figure 1. S. palmetto with a nice circular crown.	Figure 2. S. palmetto growing thru the canopy, Ocala National Forest, Florida.

Figure 3. S. palmetto	Figure 4. S. palmetto
These two photos document what seems to be a very unusual abnormality amongst a small population of Sabal palmetto in one section of the Ocala National Forest. The petiole bases are arranged in vertical ranks on about a dozen trees in this one small area, perhaps a half of an acre. Does anyone know if this is a common feature or not of the species ?

Figure 5. S. palmetto growing into a live oak (Quercus virginiana ) canopy in Ocala National Forest, along a hiking trail near the St. John's River.	Figure 6. S. palmetto overlooking the water, Ocala National Forest.