Palmetto
Encyclopedia
Botany
Members of several genera of small palms:- the genus SabalSabalSabal is a genus of New World palms, many of the species being known as palmetto. They are fan palms , with the leaves with a bare petiole terminating in a rounded fan of numerous leaflets; in some of the species, the leaflets are joined for up to half of their length...
of the Arecaceae (palm tree) family- Dwarf PalmettoDwarf PalmettoSabal minor, commonly known as the Dwarf Palmetto or Bush palmetto, is one of about 14 species of palmetto palm . It is native to the southeastern United States, ranging from Florida north to eastern North Carolina, and west to eastern Oklahoma and eastern Texas...
- Sabal palmettoSabal palmettoSabal palmetto, also known as cabbage palm, palmetto, cabbage palmetto, palmetto palm, blue palmetto, Carolina palmetto, common palmetto, swamp cabbage and sabal palm, is one of 15 species of palmetto palm . It is native to the southeastern United States, Cuba, and the Bahamas...
- Dwarf Palmetto
- Saw PalmettoSaw PalmettoSerenoa repens, commonly known as saw palmetto, is the sole species currently classified in the genus Serenoa. It has been known by a number of synonyms, including Sabal serrulatum, under which name it still often appears in alternative medicine. It is a small palm, normally reaching a height of...
, Serenoa repens - Silver saw palmetto, Acoelorraphe wrightii
Place names
United States- Palmetto, CaliforniaPalmetto, CaliforniaPalmetto is an unincorporated community in Plumas County, California. It lies at an elevation of 5134 feet . Palmetto is located south of Storrie....
- Palmetto, FloridaPalmetto, FloridaPalmetto is a city in Manatee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was listed as 12,606 It is part of the Bradenton–Sarasota–Venice Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Palmetto is located at ....
- Palmetto Historic DistrictPalmetto Historic DistrictThe Palmetto Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district, bounded by Twenty-first Avenue, Seventh Street, Fifth Avenue, and the Manatee River in Palmetto, Florida. It contains 208 historic buildings and was added to the National Register of Historic Places on November 6,...
- Palmetto Historic District
- Palmetto, GeorgiaPalmetto, GeorgiaPalmetto is a city located mostly in Fulton County and now partly in Coweta County in the U.S. state of Georgia...
- Palmetto, LouisianaPalmetto, LouisianaPalmetto is a village in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 188 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Opelousas–Eunice Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Palmetto is located at ....
- Palmetto, NevadaPalmetto, NevadaPalmetto, Nevada is an abandoned ghost town in Esmeralda County, in the U.S. state of Nevada. Palmetto was founded and established in 1866, the time when silver was found. Although the town was abandoned in a year, folks returned in 1906 when mines were reopened and several businesses started up as...
, a ghost town - Palmetto Bay, FloridaPalmetto Bay, FloridaPalmetto Bay is a Miami suburban incorporated village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 24,469 at the 2000 census.Palmetto Bay includes two census-designated places defined in the 2000 census, Cutler and East Perrine.-History:...
- Palmetto Beach, neighborhood in the city of Tampa, Florida
- Palmetto Estates, FloridaPalmetto Estates, FloridaPalmetto Estates is a census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 13,675 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Palmetto Estates is located at ....
- The Palmetto Expressway, Florida State Road 826
- "The Palmetto State", the official nickname for the state of South CarolinaSouth CarolinaSouth Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
- The Order of the PalmettoOrder of the PalmettoThe Order of the Palmetto is the highest civilian honor awarded by the Governor of South Carolina. It is awarded to persons who make contributions of statewide significance. An auxiliary honor is "The Order of the Silver Crescent." Today it is awarded to persons who make community or professional...
, the highest civilian honor awarded by the Governor of South Carolina - The Palmetto State QuartetPalmetto State Quartet- Formation and early years :The Palmetto State Quartet has its roots firmly planted in Greenville, South Carolina. Sometime between 1946 and 1947 Jamie Dill, Woodrow Pittman, Clarence Owens, Malone Thomason, and Paul Burroughs, all Greenville natives, joined together to form a Gospel Quartet...
, a professional Southern Gospel singing group from Greenville, South Carolina - The CSS Palmetto StateCSS Palmetto StateCSS Palmetto State, an ironclad ram, was built by Cameron and Co., Charleston, South Carolina in January 1862, under the supervision of Flag Officer D. N. Ingraham, CSN. She was readied for service by September 1862 when Lieutenant Commander John Rutledge, CSN, was placed in command. Her armor was...
, a Confederate ironclad ship
- The Order of the Palmetto
Elsewhere
- Trinity Palmetto Point ParishTrinity Palmetto Point ParishTrinity Palmetto Point is one of 14 administrative parishes that make up Saint Kitts and Nevis. It ranks 6th in terms of size of all the parishes on Saint Kitts. The parish capital is Palmetto Point.-Land:...
in Saint Kitts and Nevis
Schools
- Miami Palmetto High SchoolMiami Palmetto High SchoolMiami Palmetto Senior High School is a secondary school located at 7460 S.W. 118th Street in Pinecrest, Florida, USA, a Miami suburb; its principal is Allison Harley. The school is on 23 acres in southwest Miami-Dade County, Florida, and is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools district....
in Pinecrest, Florida - Palmetto Middle SchoolPalmetto Middle SchoolPalmetto Middle School is a middle school in Williamston, South Carolina, that serves about 850 students. The current Principal is Mr. Barry Knight. The Assistant Principals are Mr. David Armstrong and Mrs. Lisa Cassidy...
in Pinecrest, Florida - Palmetto High School (Florida)Palmetto High School (Florida)Palmetto High School is a high school located in Palmetto, Florida. The school's athletic teams are known as the Tigers, and the school colors are red, white, and black. The school's principal is former NFL player Willie Clark. The school currently serves over 2,000 students in grades 9 through 12....
in Palmetto, Florida - Palmetto High School (South Carolina) in Williamston, South Carolina
Transportation
- Palmetto (Amtrak)Palmetto (Amtrak)The Palmetto is a passenger train service operated by Amtrak over the from New York City south to Savannah, Georgia via the Northeast Corridor to Washington, DC, then via Richmond, Virginia, Fayetteville, North Carolina and Charleston, South Carolina...
, a passenger train in the United States - Palmetto (Metrorail station)Palmetto (Metrorail station)Palmetto is a Metrorail station in Miami, Florida, near the town of Medley. It is the current northern terminus of the Metrorail system.This station is located near the intersection of Northwest 77th Street and 79 Avenue, opening to service May 30, 2003...
in Medley, Florida
Popular culture
- Palmetto (film)Palmetto (film)Palmetto is a 1998 neo-noir film directed by Volker Schlöndorff with a screenplay by E. Max Frye. It is based on the novel Just Another Sucker by James Hadley Chase.-Plot summary:...
1998 - Palmetto PointePalmetto PointePalmetto Pointe is a television show that was shot on location and based in Charleston, South Carolina. It first aired on August 28, 2005 on i: Independent Television; its last episode aired on October 16, 2005....
, a TV show