Sabal minor

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Species Distribution Map
Family:ARECACEAE
Species:Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
Common Name:Dwarf Palmetto; Swamp Palmetto; Bush Palmetto
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Shrub
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Dwarf Palmetto is a shrub-like evergreen perennial in the Palm family (Arecaceae). It is native to the southern two-thirds of Alabama. Dwarf Palmetto occurs along streams and rivers, in flatwoods, and in low pastures. It is shrub-like in appearance with leaves arising from a largely subterranean trunk (rarely to 5 feet in height above ground). The trunk is usually covered by dead leaf bases. The leaves are petiolate, weakly costapalmate (fan-shaped with a midrib (costa) extending into the blade), and plicate (folded like a paper fan). The leaves are up to 3 feet long and are evergreen. Fragrant flowers are produced in axillary panicles with 2-3 orders of branching. Individual flowers have a 3 lobed, cup-shaped calyx and 3 greenish yellow petals. The fruit is a black, spherical drupe. Dwarf Palmetto fruit are consumed by Black Bears, Racoons, Gray Squirrels, and many species of birds. Dwarf Palmetto is occasionally planted as an ornamental, and is more frost and cold hardy than most palms. Several cultivars are available. It is tolerant of flooding, and heavy clay soils. Dwarf Palmetto leaves are collected in certain areas to be woven into mats, fans, or screens.—A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, FACW (NWI)
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyARECACEAE - Palm family
Genus Sabal
Species Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers. - Dwarf Palmetto; Swamp Palmetto; Bush Palmetto

Citation

Citation Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon, Syn. Pl. 1: 399. 1805.
Basionym: Corypha minor Jacq. 1776.
Type: Cultivated in Vienna, without data, Jacquin s.n. (holotype: W). Lectotypification by Glassmann (Revis. Dahlgren's Index Amer. Palms 102. 1972) whose designation of Jacquin, Hort. Bot. Vindob. t. 8. 1776 as lectotype is superseded by discovery of the holo

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Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Brahea minima Brahea minima (Nuttall) H. Wendland, in Kerchove, Palmiers 235. 1878.Sabal minima Nuttall 1822. 
Chamaerops acaulis Chamaerops acaulis Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 206. 1803, nom. illegit.Corypha pumila Walter 1788. 
Chamaerops arundinacea Chamaerops arundinacea (Aiton) Wood, in Rees, Cycl. 7: no. 3. 1807.Rhapis arundinacea Aiton 1789. 
Chamaerops louisiana Chamaerops louisiana Darby, Geogr. Descr. Louisiana 1: 194. 1816. LOUISIANA
Corypha minor Corypha minor Jacquin, Hort. Bot. Vindob. 3: 8, t. 8. 1776. Cultivated in Vienna, without data, Jacquin s.n. (holotype: W). Lectotypification by Glassmann (Revis. Dahlgren's Index Amer. Palms 102. 1972) whose designation of Jacquin, Hort. Bot. Vindob. t. 8. 1776 as lectotype is superseded by discovery of the
Corypha pumila Corypha pumila Walter, Fl. Carol. 119. 1788. SOUTH CAROLINA: Charleston Co.: St. Andrews (Johns Island), May 1855, Hexamer & Maier s.n. (neotype: GH; isoneotype: CM). Neotypified by Zona, Aliso 12: 643. 1990.
Rhapis acaulis Rhapis acaulis Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 4: 1093. 1806, nom. illegit.Corypha minor Jacquin 1776. 
Rhapis arundinacea Rhapis arundinacea Aiton, Hort. Kew. 3: 474. 1789. FLORIDA: "Florida orientali", without data (holotype: BM).
Sabal adansonii Sabal adansonii Guersent, Bull. Soc. Philom. Paris 3: 206, t. 25. 1804. GEORGIA: Without data, Guersent 62 (holotype: P?).
Sabal adiantina Sabal adiantina Rafinesque, Fl. Ludov. 17. 1817. LOUISIANA
Sabal louisiana Sabal louisiana (Darby) Bomhard, J. Wash. Acad. Sci. 25: 35, 44. 1935.Chamaerops louisiana Darby 1816. 
Sabal minima Sabal minima Nuttall, Amer. J. Sci. Arts 5: 293. 1822. FLORIDA: Without data, Ware s.n. (holotype: PH?).
Sabal pumila Sabal pumila (Walter) Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 430. 1817.Corypha pumila Walter 1788. 
Sabal serrulata var. minima Sabal serrulata (Michaux) Nuttall ex Schultes & Schultes f., var. minima (Nuttall) A. W. Wood, Class-Book Bot., ed. 1861. 667. 1861.Sabal minima Nuttall 1822. 
Sabal deeringiana Sabal deeringiana Small, Torreya 26: 34. 1926. LOUISIANA: Point aux herbes on Lake Ponchartrain, 10 Apr 1925, Small & Wherry s.n. (holotype: NY?).

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Choctaw, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Greene, Henry, Houston, Lee, Lowndes, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Pike, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AMAL, AUA, JSU, NY, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UNAF, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1950 - 1995

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
AUA000034780 Choctaw 8 Jun 1995 Crouch, Virginia E.
1424		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
JSU104829 Talladega 12 Apr 1984 Wilborn, Dennis H.
s.n.		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
AUA000034796 Henry 29 Jul 1970 Moore, Harold D.
458		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
JSU136019 Lowndes 04 Jun 2000 Spaulding, Daniel D.
10895		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
UNA00050588 Greene 27 Oct 1998 Ginzbarg, S.
1079		 UNA
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
USAM000001538 Baldwin 30 Jul 1976 LeLong, Michel G.
9325		 USAM
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
UWAL0003498 Sumter 11 May 1999 Stundon, T.
B-166		 UWAL
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
UWAL0012630 Bullock 07 Jun 2012 Dykes, Bailee
846		 UWAL
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
JSU104822 Etowah 08 Jan 1994 Ballard, J. Mark
3464		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
AUA000034793 Escambia 19 Jun 2008 Hansen, Curtis J.
3281		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
AUA000042031 Bullock 20 Jun 2016 Barger, T. Wayne
WLE-52		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
UNA00053509 Greene 05 Aug 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
2341		 UNA
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
JSU104833 Tuscaloosa 02 Apr 1976 Whetstone, R. David
8085		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
AUA000034798 Pike 25 Jul 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
6113		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
TROY000014373 Crenshaw 27 Jul 2008 Diamond, Alvin R.
19627		 TROY
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
AUA000034777 Barbour 23 Oct 2001 Gil, Glenda
2001-22		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
UNA00036316 Mobile 01 Jun 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D518		 UNA
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
UWAL0015684 Butler 10 Aug 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24436		 UWAL
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
TROY000009939 Coffee 05 Nov 2000 Cobb, Sabrina
9		 TROY
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
AUA000034783 Conecuh 18 Dec 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
1973		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
UWAL0037329 Bullock 08 Jul 2016 Soehren, Eric C.
359		 UWAL
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
USAM000001534 Baldwin 20 Oct 1977 LeLong, Michel G.
9943		 USAM
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
TROY000042865 Houston 04 Jun 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26441		 TROY
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
JSU104814 Clarke 31 Oct 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18948		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
UWAL0002978 Conecuh 22 Oct 2000 Keener, Brian R.
1960		 UWAL
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
JSU104808 Cherokee 24 Mar 1984 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
AUA000034781 Choctaw 16 Jun 1981 Henderson, T.
187		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
UNAF0000688 Montgomery 13 Oct 1985 Holland, Shane
04684		 UNAF
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
JSU104815 Dallas 09 Jun 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14066		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
UNA00036331 Baldwin 16 Apr 1950 Crawford, Lloyd C.
900		 UNA
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
UWAL0003494 Escambia 19 Jun 2008 Hansen, Curtis J.
3281		 UWAL
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
JSU104831 Talladega 12 Apr 1984 Wilborn, Dennis H.
s.n.		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
AUA000034797 Monroe 13 May 1981 O'Halloran, K.
146		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
JSU104805 Calhoun 06 Feb 1993 Spaulding, Daniel D.
3345		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
UNA00036326 Mobile _ Jun 1882 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
JSU104823 Etowah 20 May 1975 Pentecost, M.
s.n.		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
UWAL0038145 Shelby 07 Oct 2017 Spaulding, Daniel D.
15098		 UWAL
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
UNA00036353 Tuscaloosa 02 Nov 1986 Burckhalter, Robert
830		 UNA
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
JSU104826 Lee 24 Aug 1993 Spaulding, Daniel D.
4504		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
AUA000034792 Escambia 19 Jun 2008 Hansen, Curtis J.
3281		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
JSU104825 Houston 22 Jun 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14237		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
AUA000034794 Henry 28 Jul 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
5328		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
UNA00053510 Greene 05 Aug 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
2341		 UNA
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
JSU104830 Talladega 06 Aug 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11942		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
UWAL0003497 Marengo 24 Sep 2008 England, J. Kevin
1181		 UWAL
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
JSU104821 Etowah 30 Oct 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
4059		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
AUA000034790 Dallas 14 Aug 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1027		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
TROY000037128 Bullock 07 Jun 2012 Dykes, Bailee
846		 TROY
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
JSU142766 Choctaw 13 Sep 1997 Higginbotham, Jerri W.
190		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
UWAL0031996 Houston 04 Jun 2015 Diamond, Alvin R.
26441		 UWAL
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
UNAF0000686 Mobile 15 Jul 1990 Tidwell, Johnny
08183		 UNAF
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
AUA000034782 Clarke 10 Sep 1975 Maddox, William K.
067		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
TROY000033449 Barbour 17 Sep 2011 Dykes, Bailee
117		 TROY
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
JSU142735 Baldwin 01 Sep 1997 Brodeur, Kristin R.
70		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
AUA000034786 Covington 19 Jun 2008 Hansen, Curtis J.
3273		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
JSU104811 Cherokee 24 Mar 1984 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
UNA00026623 Mobile 06 Aug 1979 Davenport, Lawrence J.
1451		 UNA
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
JSU142765 Calhoun 13 Feb 1993 Weninegar. Loretta L.
9		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
JSU104818 Dallas 09 Jun 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14066		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
JSU104820 Etowah 13 Aug 1995 Hodge-Spaulding, Lesley M.
4313		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
JSU104804 Bibb 01 Apr 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1659		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
AUA000034788 Dallas 16 Jul 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
975		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
TROY000009940 Coffee 08 Aug 2000 Martin, Brian H.
861		 TROY
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
JSU136020 Bibb 01 Sep 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9237		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
UWAL0036368 Butler 10 Aug 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24436		 UWAL
Sabal minor (Jacquin)
UNAF0000689 Montgomery 13 Oct 1985 Worley, Darryl
04682		 UNAF
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
AUA000034799 Wilcox 27 Jul 1958 Matschke, George
 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
TROY000009943 Dale 21 May 1997 Rundell, Hannelore
186		 TROY
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
JSU104813 Clarke 13 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18785		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
AUA000034785 Covington 19 Jun 2008 Hansen, Curtis J.
3273		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
JSU104832 Tuscaloosa 25 Feb 1984 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
UNA00026624 Mobile 06 Aug 1979 Davenport, Lawrence J.
1451		 UNA
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
JSU104827 Monroe 01 Nov 1997 Whetstone, R. David
19113		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
AMAL00019502 Dallas 20 Oct 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
519		 AMAL
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
UNA00050949 Dallas 21 Sep 1995 Birk, Michelle
415		 UNA
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
AUA000034779 Barbour 23 Oct 2001 Gil, Glenda
(2001-23)		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
UWAL0043665 Baldwin 23 Jul 1993 Walker, M.M.
206		 UWAL
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
AUA000034795 Escambia 28 Feb 2008 Hansen, Curtis J.
3240		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
UNA00036337 Greene 05 Oct 1968 Thomas, Joab L.
1844		 UNA
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
JSU104824 Etowah 20 May 1975 Pentecost, M.
s.n.		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
UWAL0037813 Coosa 17 Sep 2017 Spaulding, Daniel D.
15033		 UWAL
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
UNA00036301 Tuscaloosa 02 Nov 1986 Burckhalter, Robert
830		 UNA
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
JSU104819 Elmore 31 Mar 1983 Whetstone, R. David
12937		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
UWAL0008600 Montgomery 01 Jul 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22295		 UWAL
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
JSU104828 St. Clair 24 Feb 1983 Whetstone, R. David
12916		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
AUA000034787 Conecuh 31 Jul 1995 Diamond, Alvin R.
9779		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
ALNHS00003406 Tallapoosa 31 Jul 2015 Taylor, Chris T.
SP#1874		 ALNHS
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
UNAF0000687 Montgomery 13 Oct 1985 Garner, Jeff
04681		 UNAF
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
JSU104834 Talladega 06 Aug 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11942		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
UWAL0039570 Autauga 01 Sep 2016 Parker, Matthew R.
35		 UWAL
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
SAMF0000934 Bibb 27 Jun 2010 Davenport, Lawrence J.
4406		 SAMF
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
AUA000034789 Dallas 14 Aug 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
1027		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
UNA00036332 Mobile 28 Jun 1966 Deramus, Rebecca
D947		 UNA
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
JSU104812 Choctaw 13 Sep 1997 Higginbotham, Jerri W.
190		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
UWAL0003496 Marengo 24 Sep 2008 England, J. Kevin
1181		 UWAL
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
AUA000034791 Dale 19 Jul 1989 Diamond, Alvin R.
5990		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
ALNHS00001739 Dallas 20 Oct 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-519		 ALNHS
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
USAM000001536 Baldwin 21 Oct 1972 LeLong, Michel G.
6884.2		 USAM
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
TROY000009941 Covington 25 Oct 2002 Thomason, Kenneth
9		 TROY
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
AMAL00000067 Cherokee 11 May 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11259		 AMAL
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
TROY000033499 Barbour 20 Aug 2011 Ryan, Lauren
12		 TROY
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
JSU104810 Cherokee 24 Mar 1984 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
UWAL0052849 Bibb 28 Jul 2019 Keener, Brian R.
11510		 UWAL
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
JSU104807 Calhoun 11 Jul 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
742		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
JSU104817 Dallas 09 Jun 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14066		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
TROY000032643 Montgomery 01 Jul 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
22295		 TROY
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
AUA000034778 Barbour 23 Oct 2001 Gil, Glenda
2001-22		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
UNA00036321 Mobile 01 Jun 1965 Deramus, Rebecca
D518		 UNA
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
SAMF0000935 Bibb 09 Oct 2003 Davenport, Lawrence J.
3020		 SAMF
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
UWAL0019592 Butler 10 Aug 2013 Diamond, Alvin R.
24436		 UWAL
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
TROY000009942 Dale 12 Nov 1999 Pennington, Tiffany
319		 TROY
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
AUA000034784 Conecuh 18 Dec 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
1973		 AUA
Sabal Minor (Jacq.) Pers.
NY02324178 12 Jan 1905 Samuel B. Buckley
s.n.		 NY
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
USAM000001537 Baldwin 21 Oct 1972 LeLong, Michel G.
6884.1		 USAM
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
TROY000044638 Autauga 01 Sep 2016 Parker, Matthew R.
35		 TROY
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
JSU142767 Clarke 31 Oct 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18948		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
UNA00056354 Coffee 02 Jan 1999 MacDonald, John R.
12513		 UNA
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
JSU104809 Cherokee 24 Mar 1984 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
UWAL0003495 Escambia 19 Jun 2008 Hansen, Curtis J.
3281		 UWAL
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
JSU104806 Calhoun 11 Jul 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
742		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
JSU104816 Dallas 09 Jun 1984 Whetstone, R. David
14066		 JSU
Sabal minor (Jacquin) Persoon
UNA00036348 Mobile 23 Apr 1950 Crawford, Lloyd C.
1007		 UNA
Sabal minor (Jacq.) Pers.
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