Saw Palmetto-teeth (saw) On Leaf Stem

Scientific Name: Serenoa repens

Common Name: Saw palmetto-teeth (saw) on leaf stem

Family: Arecaceae

Locale: Payne’s Prairie

Specific Region: Gainesville, Florida

Description: Serenoa repens-the teeth on the petiole (leaf stem). This is what gives the ‘saw’ to Saw palmetto (Palmetto is a ‘little palm’)

Date: February 13, 2009