Mexican Palmetto (Sabal mexicana)

Family: Arecaceae or Palmae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: White. Main Bloom Time: Early summer, Late summer, Mid summer. Form: Palm, Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Berries, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring, Winter

Flavor & Culinary Uses

sweet flesh. — The fruit is a small dry berry up to 25mm in diameter, with a thin sweet flesh.; Although we have seen no records of edibility for this species, the following uses are for the related S.; They quite probably also apply here.; Fruit - raw or cooked.

Habitat & North American Range

Mesic hammocks, floodplains, levees, river banks and swamps from sea level to 50 metres. Rich soil of the bottom lands near the coast. (Zone 8)