Arecaceae Serenoa repens (Bartr.) Small

Saw Palmetto

Choctaw - Fiber, Basketry

Use documented by:
Bushnell, Jr., David I., 1909, The Choctaw of Bayou Lacomb, St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana, SI-BAE Bulletin #48, page 13

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Scientific name: Serenoa repens (Bartr.) Small
USDA symbol: SERE2 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Saw Palmetto
Family: Arecaceae
Family (APG): Arecaceae
Native American Tribe: Choctaw
Use category: Fiber
Use sub-category: Basketry
Notes: Stems used in basketry.

RECRD: 21211 id: 37747