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Sabal minor

(Jacq.) Pers.

Dwarf Palmetto

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138270

Element CodePMARE0D040

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderArecales

FamilyArecaceae

GenusSabal

Other Common Names

dwarf palmetto (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Conservation Status

Review Date1985-05-11

Change Date1985-05-11

Edition Date1995-03-29

Edition AuthorsRaker, C. (TNC-LASP)

Threat Impact Comments

Land-use conversion and habitat fragmentation are low-level threats (Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project 2002).

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Florida	S4	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Georgia	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	S5	Yes
Oklahoma	S2	Yes
Louisiana	SNR	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
North Carolina	S3	Yes
Mississippi	SNR	Yes
Texas	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

Louisiana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Saline Bayou W & S River Corridor	Kisatchie National Forest	5,355

Texas (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Little Lake Creek	National Forests in Texas	596
Winters Bayou	National Forests in Texas	730

References (4)

Kartesz, J.T. 1991. Accepted taxonomic names from November 1991 checklist, as extracted by Ken Wright, The Nature Conservancy, December 1992-January 1993.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Little, E.L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees (native and naturalized). Agriculture Handbook No. 541. U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C. 375 pp.
Southern Appalachian Species Viability Project. 2002. A partnership between the U.S. Forest Service-Region 8, Natural Heritage Programs in the Southeast, NatureServe, and independent scientists to develop and review data on 1300+ regionally and locally rare species in the Southern Appalachian and Alabama region. Database (Access 97) provided to the U.S. Forest Service by NatureServe, Durham, North Carolina.