Palms   Sabal uresana

Common Names: Sonoran Palmetto Distribution & Habitat: Open forest in Mexico. Description: A very large palm, to about 20m tall, which carries a large number of very long costapalmate leaves. The young plants can have a distinctive bluish tinge to the leaves. Culture: A sunny, well drained position in the subtropics or warm temperate regions.

Figure 1. S. uresana at the Mt. Cootha Botanic Gardens, Brisbane.

Figure 2. S. uresana in habitat, San Carlos, Sonora, Mexico.

Figure 3. S. uresana (green form) in habitat, Nacapule Canyon, Sonora, Mexico.

Figure 4. S. uresana in habitat, Nacapule Canyon, Sonora, Mexico.

Contributed by:	Mike Gray (Figure 1)
	Justen Dobbs (Figure 2)
	Zac Hill/Richard Travis (Figure 3&4)

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