Saw Palmetto

Serenoa repens (W. Bartram) Small - Palm family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 12.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind

Larval Species depending on Saw Palmetto: Atheloca subrufella, Automeris io io, Batrachedra decoctor bermudensis, Euphyes arpa, Homaledra sabalella, Litoprosopus futilis, Melanocinclis vibex

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.