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Scientific Name: Serenoa repens Common Name: Saw Palmetto

a stem leading to many green pointed leaves extending

Habit: Shrub Habitat Type: Pine flatwoods, Maritime hammocks Flowering Period: April-July Pollinators/Fruit Dispersers: Insects Size: 2-7 ft in height Location in Park: Theodore Roosevelt area- Spanish Pond Trail Uses: All parts of the plant can be eaten. Berries were used for soft drinks in the early 1900s. This plant has also been used to treat illnesses such as whooping cough and alcoholism, and most recently prostate swelling, bladder infections, and urinary tract infections.

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Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Code: TIMU

Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve, Duval County, Florida
Latitude: 30.4311008453369, Longitude: -81.4713973999023

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