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Sabal miamiensis Zona
Miami palmetto

Family: Arecaceae

Group: Monocot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: Endemic to South Florida

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

IRC SOUTH FLORIDA Status: Critically Imperiled

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Native

South Florida History and Distribution: Not ranked in Rare Plants of South Florida (Gann et al. 2002) as the validity of this species had been debated. A recent rediscovery of the species in one protected area (Tucker et al. 2024.) warrants its rank of Critically Imperiled.

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

Synonyms: Sabal etonia of authors, not Zona.

Other data on Sabal miamiensis available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
Sabal miamiensis has been found in the following conservation area :
Occurrence Native Status
Greynolds Park Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated

Sabal miamiensis has been found in the following 2 counties :
Occurrence Native Status
Broward County Presumed Extirpated Presumed Extirpated
Miami-Dade County Native