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Cabbage Palmetto
Cabbage Palmetto
Sabal palmetto
Plantae
COMMON

Stats

Lifespan
100-200 yrs
Size
Large
Diet
Photosynthetic
Biome
Coastal wetland
Range
North America
Movement
Sessile
Breeding
Seeds
Defense
Armor
Status
Common

About

This palm grows in the coastal lowlands of the southeastern United States. Its old leaf bases form a self-supporting pillar that can persist for years after the fronds fall.

Life cycle

  1. 1.
    seed
    A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
  2. 2.
    sprout
    A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
  3. 3.
    sapling
    A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
  4. 4.
    mature
    Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Sabal
Species
Sabal palmetto