bush palmetto Arecaceae Sabal minor

Leaf:Alternate, palmately compound, fan shaped; leaflets very long (2 to 4 feet) and lance shaped; leaf stalk concave, extends into leaf blade 2 inches or less, and is without sharp edges; blue green in color, overall leaf nearly round and several feet long.
Flower:Small white flowers occurring on large (several feet), branched clusters, appearing in early summer.
Fruit:Fleshy drupe, nearly round, 1/3 inch across, dark blue, maturing in early fall and persistent into the winter.
Twig:Absent, since leaves appear directly out of unbranched short trunk.
Bark:Rough, gray-brown.
Form:Short bush with a round crown of large, fan shaped leaves.

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