Saw Palmetto (teeth On Petiole)

Additional Information:

Scientific Name: Serenoa repens

Common Name: Saw palmetto (teeth on petiole)

Family: Arecaceae

Locale: Payne’s Prairie

Specific Region: Gainesville, Florida

Description: Serenoa repens-close of the teeth on the petiole (leaf stem). This is what gives the word ‘saw’ to Saw palmetto

Date: February 13, 2009

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