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Sabal etonia Swingle ex Nash
Scrub palmetto

Sabal etonia
Copyright by: George D. Gann

Family: Arecaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Endemic to peninsular Florida.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

Florida Natural Areas Inventory State Status: Apparently Secure

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

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Other data on Sabal etonia available from :

Sabal etonia has been found in the following 11 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
County Line Scrub, Miami-Dade County Present Native
Dolphin Center and Dolphin Center Addition Present Native
Fort Lauderdale Ex. Airport Gopher Tortoise Preserve Present Native
Greynolds Park Present Native
Juno Dunes Natural Area Present Native
Jupiter Ridge Natural Area Present Native
Loggerhead Park Present Native
Rosemary Ridge Preserve Present Native
Rosemary Scrub Natural Area Present Native
Seacrest Scrub Natural Area Present Native
Yamato Scrub Natural Area Present Native

Sabal etonia has been found in the following 3 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Native
Miami-Dade County Native
Palm Beach County Native

Sabal etonia has been found in the following 3 habitats :
Pine Rockland
Scrub
Scrubby Flatwoods

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Sabal etonia
Copyright by: George D. Gann
Sabal etonia
Copyright by: Susan Trammell
Sabal etonia
Copyright by: Susan Trammell
Sabal etonia
Copyright by: George D. Gann
Sabal etonia
Copyright by: George D. Gann
Sabal etonia
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Sabal etonia
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Sabal etonia
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Sabal etonia
Copyright by: Shirley Denton