Cabbage Palmetto (Sabal palmetto)

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, Sap/Syrup

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

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Sweet and pleasant. — Fruit - raw or cooked.; Sweet and pleasant.; A small dry berry up to 12mm in diameter, with a thin sweet flesh.; A nourishing food, though it is said to be an acquired taste.

Habitat & North American Range

Brackish marshes, seacoast woodlands or hammocks and sandy soils near the coast. (Zone 8)