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| image_caption = Photo by Shirley Denton (Copyrighted, use by photographer’s permission only), [http://www.shirleydenton.com/welcome Nature Photography by Shirley Denton]
 
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| binomial = ''Sabal etonia''
 
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| binomial_authority =  Swingle ex Nash
 
| binomial_authority =  Swingle ex Nash
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| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Sabal etonia'' from USDA NRCS [http://www.plants.usda.gov Plants Database].
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| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Sabal etonia'' from USDA NRCS [http://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=SAET Plants Database].
 
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Common names: Scrub palmetto, Dwarf palmetto
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==Taxonomic notes==
 
==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
<!-- Basic life history facts such as annual/perrenial, monoecious/dioecious, root morphology, seed type, etc. -->
 
<!-- Basic life history facts such as annual/perrenial, monoecious/dioecious, root morphology, seed type, etc. -->
scrub palmetto
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A description of ''Sabal etonia'' is provided in [http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=222000322 The Flora of North America].
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''S. etonia'' has a subterranean stem that is S-shaped or contorted, with the crown bud held below the soil surface.<ref name="uf">[[https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/fp517]]University of Florida Extension. Accessed: March 10, 2016</ref> This species resembles ''Serenoa repens'', however, ''S. repens'' has a true palmate leaf with no midrib and sawlike teeth along the edges of the petiole.<ref name="floridata">[[http://floridata.com/Plants/Arecacea/Sabal%20etonia/290]]Floridata. Accessed: March 15, 2016</ref>
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==Distribution==
 
==Distribution==
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''S. etonia'' only occurs naturally in the well drained sandy ridges in peninsular Florida.<ref name="floridata"/> It is distributed in Florida from Clay county south to Lake Okeechobee and then along the east coast south to Miami-Dade county.<ref name="regional">[[http://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Sabaeton]]Regional Conservation. Accessed: March 15, 2016</ref>
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==Ecology==
 
==Ecology==
 
===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.-->
 
===Habitat=== <!--Natural communities, human disturbed habitats, topography, hydrology, soils, light, fire regime requirements for removal of competition, etc.-->
===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers. Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ -->
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In the Coastal Plain in Florida, ''Sabal etonia'' occurs in sand pine/oak scrubs.<ref name="fsu">Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: November 2015. Collectors: K.M. Meyer, A. Townesmith. States and Counties: Florida: Putnam. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.</ref>  
===Seed dispersal===
 
===Seed bank and germination===
 
===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses-->
 
===Pollination===
 
Mark Deyrup at Archbold Biological Station observed these Hymenoptera species on ''Sabal etonia'':
 
  
Apidae: Apis mellifera
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Associated species include ''Pinus clausa, Ceratiola ericoides,'' and ''Quercus ilicifolia''. Grows in well-drained sandy soils and entisols.<ref name="abrahamson2009">Abrahamson, W. G. and C. R. Abrahamson (2009). "Life in the Slow Lane: Palmetto Seedlings Exhibit Remarkable Survival but Slow Growth in Florida's Nutrient-Poor Uplands." Castanea 74(2): 123-132.</ref>
  
Apidae: Bombus pennsylvanicus
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===Phenology=== <!--Timing off flowering, fruiting, seed dispersal, and environmental triggers.  Cite PanFlora website if appropriate: http://www.gilnelson.com/PanFlora/ -->
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Flowers in spring. Fruits are shiny black berries.<ref name="uf"/>
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Apidae: Epeolus floridensis
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===Seed bank and germination===
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This species is extremely long lived and experiences limited recruitment of slow-growing seedlings. Both seedlings and adults can persist in drought and wildfire. Seedlings display a type 2 survivorship with constant mortality rates.<ref name="abrahamson2009"/>
  
Apidae: Mellisodes communis
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===Fire ecology=== <!--Fire tolerance, fire dependence, adaptive fire responses-->
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''S. etonia'' displays strong postfire flowering responses, this is typical of many monocots.<ref name="abrahamson1999">Abrahamson, W. G. (1999). "Episodic Reproduction in Two Fire-Prone Palms, Serenoa repens and Sabal etonia (Palmae)." Ecology 80(1): 100-115.</ref> It is very tolerant to fire.<ref name="palmpedia">[[http://www.palmpedia.net/wiki/Sabal_etonia]]Palmpedia. Accessed: March 16, 2016</ref>
  
Apidae: Nomada fervida
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===Pollination===
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''Sabal etonia'' was observed at the Archbold Biological Station to be visited by bees from the family Apidae such as ''Apis mellifera, Bombus pennsylvanicus, Epeolus floridensis, Mellisodes communis'' and ''Nomada fervida'', plasterer bees from the family Colletidae such as ''Colletes distinctus, C. mandibularis,'' and ''Hylaeus confluens'', sweat bees from the family Halictidae such as ''Agapostemon splendens, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis anonyma, A. metallica, Lasioglossum miniatulus, L. nymphalis, L. placidensis'' and ''Sphecodes heraclei'', leafcutting bees from the family Megachilidae such as ''Coelioxys sayi, Megachile albitarsis, M. brevis pseudobrevis, M. mendica'' and ''M. texana'', spider wasps from the family Pompilidae such as ''Paracyphonyx funereus'', thread-waisted wasps from the family Sphecidae such as ''Cerceris blakei, C. flavofasciata floridensis, Epinysson basilaris, Isodontia exornata, Oxybelus decorosum'' and ''Stictiella serrata'', and wasps from the family Vespidae such as ''Euodynerus boscii boharti, Leptochilus alcolhuus, Mischocyttarus cubensis, Monobia quadridens, Pachodynerus erynnis, Parancistrocerus bicornis, P. salcularis rufulus, Stenodynerus beameri'' and ''S. oculeus''.<ref name="Deyrup 2015">Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.</ref>
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===Herbivory and toxicology===<!--Common herbivores, granivory, insect hosting, poisonous chemicals, allelopathy, etc-->
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The fruits of ''Sabal etonia'' are eaten by birds.<ref name="uf"/>
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===Diseases and parasites===
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Individuals are susceptible to scale, mites and leaf skeletonizers.<ref name="missouri">[[http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=301074&isprofile=0&force=1]]Missouri Botanical Gardens. Accessed: March 18, 2016</ref>
  
Colletidae: Colletes distinctus
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==Conservation, cultivation, and restoration==
  
Colletidae: Colletes mandibularis
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==Cultural use==
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==Photo Gallery==
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Colletidae: Colletes sp. A
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==References and notes==
 
 
Colletidae: Hylaeus confluens
 
 
 
Halictidae: Agapostemon splendens
 
 
 
Halictidae: Augochlorella aurata
 
 
 
Halictidae: Augochloropsis anonyma
 
 
 
Halictidae: Augochloropsis metallica
 
 
 
Halictidae: Lasioglossum miniatulus
 
 
 
Halictidae: Lasioglossum nymphalis
 
  
Halictidae: Lasioglossum placidensis
 
  
Halictidae: Sphecodes heraclei
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Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: November 2015. Collectors: K.M. Meyer, A. Townesmith. States and Counties: Florida: Putnam. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
 
 
Megachilidae: Coelioxys sayi
 
 
 
Megachilidae: Megachile albitarsis
 
 
 
Megachilidae: Megachile brevis pseudobrevis
 
 
 
Megachilidae: Megachile mendica
 
 
 
Megachilidae: Megachile texana
 
 
 
Pompilidae: Paracyphonyx funereus
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Cerceris blakei
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Cerceris flavofasciata floridensis
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Epinysson basilaris
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Isodontia exornata
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Oxybelus decorosum
 
 
 
Sphecidae: Stictiella serrata
 
 
 
Vespidae: Euodynerus boscii boharti
 
 
 
Vespidae: Leptochilus alcolhuus
 
 
 
Vespidae: Mischocyttarus cubensis
 
 
 
Vespidae: Monobia quadridens
 
 
 
Vespidae: Pachodynerus erynnis
 
 
 
Vespidae: Parancistrocerus bicornis
 
 
 
Vespidae: Parancistrocerus salcularis rufulus
 
 
 
Vespidae: Stenodynerus beameri
 
 
 
Vespidae: Stenodynerus oculeus
 
 
 
===Use by animals=== <!--Herbivory, granivory, insect hosting, etc.-->
 
===Diseases and parasites===
 
==Conservation and Management==
 
==Cultivation and restoration==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==References and notes==
 

Latest revision as of 10:43, 15 July 2022

Sabal etonia
Sabal eton.jpg
Photo by Shirley Denton (Copyrighted, use by photographer’s permission only), Nature Photography by Shirley Denton
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae ⁄ Palmae
Genus: Sabal
Species: S. etonia
Binomial name
Sabal etonia
Swingle ex Nash
Saba eton dist.jpg
Natural range of Sabal etonia from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common names: Scrub palmetto, Dwarf palmetto

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Sabal etonia is provided in The Flora of North America.

S. etonia has a subterranean stem that is S-shaped or contorted, with the crown bud held below the soil surface.[1] This species resembles Serenoa repens, however, S. repens has a true palmate leaf with no midrib and sawlike teeth along the edges of the petiole.[2]

Distribution

S. etonia only occurs naturally in the well drained sandy ridges in peninsular Florida.[2] It is distributed in Florida from Clay county south to Lake Okeechobee and then along the east coast south to Miami-Dade county.[3]

Ecology

Habitat

In the Coastal Plain in Florida, Sabal etonia occurs in sand pine/oak scrubs.[4]

Associated species include Pinus clausa, Ceratiola ericoides, and Quercus ilicifolia. Grows in well-drained sandy soils and entisols.[5]

Phenology

Flowers in spring. Fruits are shiny black berries.[1]

Seed bank and germination

This species is extremely long lived and experiences limited recruitment of slow-growing seedlings. Both seedlings and adults can persist in drought and wildfire. Seedlings display a type 2 survivorship with constant mortality rates.[5]

Fire ecology

S. etonia displays strong postfire flowering responses, this is typical of many monocots.[6] It is very tolerant to fire.[7]

Pollination

Sabal etonia was observed at the Archbold Biological Station to be visited by bees from the family Apidae such as Apis mellifera, Bombus pennsylvanicus, Epeolus floridensis, Mellisodes communis and Nomada fervida, plasterer bees from the family Colletidae such as Colletes distinctus, C. mandibularis, and Hylaeus confluens, sweat bees from the family Halictidae such as Agapostemon splendens, Augochlorella aurata, Augochloropsis anonyma, A. metallica, Lasioglossum miniatulus, L. nymphalis, L. placidensis and Sphecodes heraclei, leafcutting bees from the family Megachilidae such as Coelioxys sayi, Megachile albitarsis, M. brevis pseudobrevis, M. mendica and M. texana, spider wasps from the family Pompilidae such as Paracyphonyx funereus, thread-waisted wasps from the family Sphecidae such as Cerceris blakei, C. flavofasciata floridensis, Epinysson basilaris, Isodontia exornata, Oxybelus decorosum and Stictiella serrata, and wasps from the family Vespidae such as Euodynerus boscii boharti, Leptochilus alcolhuus, Mischocyttarus cubensis, Monobia quadridens, Pachodynerus erynnis, Parancistrocerus bicornis, P. salcularis rufulus, Stenodynerus beameri and S. oculeus.[8]

Herbivory and toxicology

The fruits of Sabal etonia are eaten by birds.[1]

Diseases and parasites

Individuals are susceptible to scale, mites and leaf skeletonizers.[9]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: November 2015. Collectors: K.M. Meyer, A. Townesmith. States and Counties: Florida: Putnam. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 [[1]]University of Florida Extension. Accessed: March 10, 2016
  2. 2.0 2.1 [[2]]Floridata. Accessed: March 15, 2016
  3. [[3]]Regional Conservation. Accessed: March 15, 2016
  4. Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: November 2015. Collectors: K.M. Meyer, A. Townesmith. States and Counties: Florida: Putnam. Compiled by Tall Timbers Research Station and Land Conservancy.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Abrahamson, W. G. and C. R. Abrahamson (2009). "Life in the Slow Lane: Palmetto Seedlings Exhibit Remarkable Survival but Slow Growth in Florida's Nutrient-Poor Uplands." Castanea 74(2): 123-132.
  6. Abrahamson, W. G. (1999). "Episodic Reproduction in Two Fire-Prone Palms, Serenoa repens and Sabal etonia (Palmae)." Ecology 80(1): 100-115.
  7. [[4]]Palmpedia. Accessed: March 16, 2016
  8. Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.
  9. [[5]]Missouri Botanical Gardens. Accessed: March 18, 2016