Silver Saw Palmetto

Serenoa repens

Size: 3, 7 & 15 Gallon Availability

Shrub
Max size: 8’ tall x 6’ wide

Usually Moist, Moist to Dry, Very Dry
Loam, Sand
Sun, Part Shade

Possibly the plant species most highly used by Florida wildlife. Palmetto berries are important bear food. More than 100 bird species, 27 mammals, 25 amphibians, 61 reptiles, and countless insects use it as food and/or cover (Maehr and Layne 1996).

Leaves have been used for thatch roofs, baskets, and mats.

Larval host plant for monk skipper (Asbolis capucinus) and palmetto skipper (Euphyes arpa) butterflies. Nectar plant for Bartram’s scrub-hairstreak (Strymon acis), atala (Eumaes atala) and other butterflies.