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Serenoa repens, saw palmetto, is endemic to coastal plains from South Carolina to southeastern Louisiana including the Florida peninsula. Saw palmetto occurs in every county of Florida. It is common throughout the Indian River Lagoon area in both scrub and upland communities.

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Classification from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) selected by C. Michael Hogan - see more.

Plantae +
- Viridaeplantae +
  - Streptophyta +
    - Tracheophyta +
      - Spermatophytina +
        Angiospermae +
        Magnoliopsida +
        Lilianae +
        Arecales +
        Arecaceae +
        Serenoa Hook. f. +
        
        Serenoa repens (W. Bartram) Small

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Leo Shapiro
C. Michael Hogan

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Jason Sharp

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C. Michael Hogan marked "National Distribution" as hidden on the "Serenoa repens (Bartr.) Small" page.

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C. Michael Hogan commented on "National Distribution":

Less detail than other entry on eol for this taxon.

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C. Michael Hogan marked the classification from "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)" as preferred for "Serenoa repens (W. Bartram) Small".

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Jason Sharp marked "Serenoa" as trusted on the "Serenoa repens (Bartram) J.K.Small" page.

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Jason Sharp marked "Saw Palmetto (Serenoa repens)" as trusted on the "Serenoa repens" page.

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