Saw-palmetto: an Ecologically and Economically Important Native Palm
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Tanner, George W., and J. Jeffrey Mullahey. 2009. “Saw-Palmetto: An Ecologically and Economically Important Native Palm: WEC109/UW110, Rev. 2/2009”. EDIS 2009 (2). Gainesville, FL. https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-uw110-2009.

Abstract

Revised! WEC-109, a 4-page fact sheet by George W. Tanner and J. Jeffrey Mullahey, describes this major understory plant endemic to the southeastern United States — description, associated plants, ecological importance, management and use, managing fruit production. Includes references. Published by the UF Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation, February 2009.

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