Scrub palmetto

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Sabal etonia

Scrub palmetto, a reference photo
Photo: Guettarda · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Sabal etonia, commonly known as the scrub palmetto is a species of palm. It is endemic to Florida in the United States, where it is found in Florida sand pine scrub communities.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Scrub palmetto being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

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Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Arecales
Family
Arecaceae
Genus
Sabal
Species
Sabal etonia

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