Sabal minor, commonly known as the dwarf palmetto,[4] is a small species of palm. It is native to the deep southeastern and south-central United States and northeastern Mexico. It is naturally found in a diversity of habitats, including maritime forests, swamps, floodplains, and occasionally on drier sites.[5] It is often found growing in calcareousmarl soil.[6]Sabal minor is one of the most frost and cold tolerant among North American palms.
Sabal Minor grows up to 3 meters in height, with a trunk up to 30 centimetres (12 in) diameter. It is a fan palm (Arecaceae tribe Corypheae), with the leaves with a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets. Each leaf is 1.5–2 metres (4 ft 11 in – 6 ft 7 in) long, with 40 leaflets up to 80 centimetres (31 in) long, conjoined over half of this length. The flowers are yellowish-white, 5 millimetres (0.20 in) across, produced in large compound panicles up to 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) long, extending out beyond the leaves. The fruit is a black drupe 1 to 1.3 centimetres (0.39 to 0.51 in) long containing a single seed.[5]
Cultivation
Sabal minor is one of the most cold hardy palms in cultivation; however, it does best when grown in hot and humid tropical summer conditions, and may struggle or grow slowly in cool summer climates. It is leaf hardy to near 0 °F (−18 °C), and has been known to survive brief periods of −5 °F (−21 °C) temperatures. It is generally cultivated in subtropical and warm temperate climates. S.minor can grow in a wide variety of soil types, and is often found submerged in swamps in the southeastern United States. It grows in both full sun and shaded locations, though it will do best in the cooler garden zones (below zone USDA 7) in full sun and a wind sheltered location.
In the United States, since the 1960s, cultivation of Sabal minor has spread beyond the deep southern United States. S.minor is cultivated along the East Coast from Florida to coastal Connecticut, and on the West Coast from Vancouver BC south to San Diego. It is a recommended horticultural plant by the Virginia Cooperative Extension.[7] There are several cultivars, including those from the Outer Banks of North Carolina (northernmost strains), and those from Oklahoma and Texas. One popular strain is 'McCurtain', named after McCurtain County, Oklahoma, where they are native. These tend to remain trunkless and smaller than those from warmer areas. S.minor is a popular landscape palm in coastal resort areas from Virginia Beach, Virginia, to southern Texas.
Gallery
Dwarf palmettos (Sabal minor) at Palmetto State Park, Texas USA (2 June 2007)
^IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2020). "Sabal minor". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020: e.T79521201A79521207. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-1.RLTS.T79521201A79521207.en. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
^"NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
^ abKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "'Sabal minor'". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
^ ab"Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States by Alan Weakley".
^Care Sheet for Sabal minor or “Dwarf Palmetto” in Virginia Landscapes Fact and Care Sheet for Virginia Gardens
External links
Biota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map
Interactive Distribution Map for Sabal minor
May 10, 2023
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Sabal minor commonly known as the dwarf palmetto 4 is a small species of palm It is native to the deep southeastern and south central United States and northeastern Mexico It is naturally found in a diversity of habitats including maritime forests swamps floodplains and occasionally on drier sites 5 It is often found growing in calcareous marl soil 6 Sabal minor is one of the most frost and cold tolerant among North American palms Sabal minorConservation statusLeast Concern IUCN 3 1 1 Secure NatureServe 2 Scientific classificationKingdom PlantaeClade TracheophytesClade AngiospermsClade MonocotsClade CommelinidsOrder ArecalesFamily ArecaceaeGenus SabalSpecies S minorBinomial nameSabal minor Jacq Pers Synonyms 3 Synonymy Corypha minor Jacq Sabal adansonii Guerns Chamaerops glabra Mill Corypha pumila WalterRhapis arundinacea AitonChamaerops acaulis Michx Sabal caroliniana Poir Rhapis acaulis Michx Walter ex Willd Chamaerops arundinacea Aiton Sm Chamaerops louisiana DarbySabal adiantina Raf Sabal pumila Walter ElliottSabal minima Nutt Chamaerops sabaloides Baldwin ex Darl Brahea minima Nutt H Wendl Sabal glabra Mill Sarg Sabal deeringiana SmallSabal floribunda KatzensteinSabal speciosa L H BaileySabal louisiana Darby Bomhard Contents 1 Distribution 2 Description 3 Cultivation 4 Gallery 5 References 6 External linksDistribution EditThis palm s native range spans on the Atlantic Coast from central Florida north to Monkey Island North Carolina 6 On the Gulf Coast it spans from central Florida to central Texas Arkansas north to southern Oklahoma and northern Alabama then south in the State of Nuevo Leon in Mexico 3 Description EditSabal Minor grows up to 3 meters in height with a trunk up to 30 centimetres 12 in diameter It is a fan palm Arecaceae tribe Corypheae with the leaves with a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets Each leaf is 1 5 2 metres 4 ft 11 in 6 ft 7 in long with 40 leaflets up to 80 centimetres 31 in long conjoined over half of this length The flowers are yellowish white 5 millimetres 0 20 in across produced in large compound panicles up to 2 metres 6 ft 7 in long extending out beyond the leaves The fruit is a black drupe 1 to 1 3 centimetres 0 39 to 0 51 in long containing a single seed 5 Cultivation EditSabal minor is one of the most cold hardy palms in cultivation however it does best when grown in hot and humid tropical summer conditions and may struggle or grow slowly in cool summer climates It is leaf hardy to near 0 F 18 C and has been known to survive brief periods of 5 F 21 C temperatures It is generally cultivated in subtropical and warm temperate climates S minor can grow in a wide variety of soil types and is often found submerged in swamps in the southeastern United States It grows in both full sun and shaded locations though it will do best in the cooler garden zones below zone USDA 7 in full sun and a wind sheltered location In the United States since the 1960s cultivation of Sabal minor has spread beyond the deep southern United States S minor is cultivated along the East Coast from Florida to coastal Connecticut and on the West Coast from Vancouver BC south to San Diego It is a recommended horticultural plant by the Virginia Cooperative Extension 7 There are several cultivars including those from the Outer Banks of North Carolina northernmost strains and those from Oklahoma and Texas One popular strain is McCurtain named after McCurtain County Oklahoma where they are native These tend to remain trunkless and smaller than those from warmer areas S minor is a popular landscape palm in coastal resort areas from Virginia Beach Virginia to southern Texas Gallery Edit Dwarf palmettos Sabal minor at Palmetto State Park Texas USA 2 June 2007 Sabal minor and resurrection fern Pleopeltis polypodioides growing on oak limb Big Thicket National Preserve Hardin Co Texas USA 23 October 2019 Sabal minor grouping in natural setting A dwarf palmetto frond Congaree National Park South C USA 8 November 2008 Sabal minor in saltwater marsh habitat Hatteras North Carolina Sabal minor often start showing a trunk once they get very old This example is around 100 years old Frisco NC Sabal minor and Needle Palm also from the southeast are the world s most freeze hardy palm species Young Sabal minor A naturalistic planting of Sabal minor outside the National Air and Space Museum in Washington DC Sabal minor MHNTReferences Edit IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group 2020 Sabal minor IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020 e T79521201A79521207 doi 10 2305 IUCN UK 2020 1 RLTS T79521201A79521207 en Retrieved 21 November 2022 NatureServe Explorer 2 0 explorer natureserve org Retrieved 21 November 2022 a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families USDA NRCS n d Sabal minor The PLANTS Database plants usda gov Greensboro North Carolina National Plant Data Team Retrieved 26 October 2015 a b Sabal minor in Flora of North America a b Flora of the Southern and Mid Atlantic States by Alan Weakley Care Sheet forSabal minoror Dwarf Palmetto in Virginia Landscapes Fact and Care Sheet for Virginia GardensExternal links EditBiota of North America Program 2014 county distribution map Interactive Distribution Map for Sabal minor Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sabal minor amp oldid 1128179224, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
