Saw Palmetto

Name: Saw Palmetto

Scientific Name: Serenoa repens

Info: Very common plant in all Florida Ecosystems.  Fan shaped leaves are green and can get up to 3 feet wide. This plant does not do well when transplant but once established is hard to remove.  Seeds are germinated regularly and should not be eaten.  This plant has help with prostate cancer in men.  An extract is made from the seeds and used to shrink the prostate in men.

Sightings: Near Omni Pool, Ocean Links greenspace, under Boardwalks to the beach, sunken forest