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Serenoa repens
A fan palm which is the sole species classified in the genus Serenoa. It grows to a height of around 5 feet and grows in clumps. It has a sprawling trunk.
Endemic to the southeastern United States and abundant along the Atlantic and Gulf Coastal plains.
This plant has become very popular as an alternative medicine as treatments for several conditions....benign prostatic hyperplasia (enlarged or swollen prostrate), baldness and others.
Spotted on Feb 9, 2013
Submitted on Feb 9, 2013
2 Comments
Something wrong with uploading that one image. Lucky I took two pictures!!!
Thanks
Hi Gary, it looks like there was some sort of problem with your upload. Would you please reupload your image so we can see it.