Sopchoppy Palm

by Paul Rebmann

Title

Sopchoppy Palm

Artist

Paul Rebmann

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Photograph - Photograph

Description

A lone cabbage palm along the lower Sopchoppy River rising above the sawgrass in the St. Marks National Wildlife Refuge.

Florida's state tree is found throughout much of the state and is common in savannas, hammocks and swamps. The range extends through mostly coastal areas from Louisiana into North Carolina.
Cabbage palms are a straight-trunked tree growing to about 18m (60 ft.) tall. The leaves are fan shaped, 1-2m (3-6.5 ft.) long, deeply divided, shiny green above and gray-green below with numerous threads hanging from the segment margins. The petioles are smooth and up to 2m long. The junction of the petiole and leaf (hastula) is long and v-shaped. Compare this with the hastula of saw palmetto. Flowers are white, tiny and numerous in large branching inflorescences. Fruits are round and black in long drooping clusters.
(Subject description from the artist's Wild Florida Photo website www.wildflphoto.com)

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March 27th, 2014

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