Serenoa repens,Sabal serrulata,Saw Palmetto Herb Extract Benefit.

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Saw Palmetto Physical Tolerances.

Saw Palmetto Extract INCI Name SERENOA SERRULATA EXTRACT EINECS/ELINCS No 283-292-4 CAS 84604-15-9 Fatty acids photo picture image Temperature:
 Average annual temperature within the range of S. repens is from -4 to 36 C (25 ~ 97 F).

 Salinity:
 While this species is common on scrublands and in maritime forests, it may be somewhat sensitive to salt spray.

 Physical Tolerances:

 S. repens is especially resistant to fire even though its foliage is highly flammable. It is a frequent invader to sites defoliated by previous fires (Abrahamson 1984b), and is classified as a survivor species due to its ability to resprout from rootcrowns and rhizomes following a fire. Leaf production following fire is initiated by using carbohydrates stored in rhizomes to increase stem density and production. Its fire response is so strong, that even if burned during the winter dormant season, S. repens will produce leaves and fruit out of season. S. repens recovers from fire very quickly, with cover returning to pre-burn levels within a year

 Habitats:

 S. repens is a characteristic component of pine flatwoods, prairies, scrub, and live oak-sea oats communities. It is a prominent indicator of in poorly drained soils in pine flatwoods.

 It generally grows best in dry, well-drained soils rather than in swampy areas. Typical soils are high in quartz and fine-grained, but this species is also known to grow on poorly drained sites high in peat.

 Saw palmetto grows best in warm-temperate, or humid-subtropical climates. Average rainfall within its range is approximately 100- 163 cm (39- 64 inches) per year, and average temperatures range from -4 to 36 C (25 ~ 97 F). This species grows well in either shade or in sun, and is a common member of fire-climax communities.

 It is a common understory shrub in coastal strands and in oak-pine communities. In scrub communities, saw palmetto provides habitat for sand skinks, the Florida mouse, and the threatened Florida scrub jay (Austin 1976). Its fruit provides food for black bear and white-tailed deer. In upland communities such as palmetto prairies, saw palmetto is primary habitat for burrowing owls, caracaras and sandhill cranes).
 Saw Palmetto Extract INCI Name SERENOA SERRULATA EXTRACT EINECS/ELINCS No 283-292-4 CAS 84604-15-9 Fatty acids photo picture image

 Associated Species:

 Plants associated with saw palmetto commonly include overstory varieties such as slash pine (Pinus elliottii), pond pine (P. serotina), longleaf pine (P. palustris), sand pine (P. clausa) and cabbage palm (Sabal palmetto). Understory associates include live oak (Quercus virginiana), myrtle oak (Q. myrtlifolia), pawpaw (Asiminia reticulata), scrub mint (Conradina grandiflora) and gallberry (Ilex glabra).

 Florida wood rats, wild turkey and white-tailed deer are all known to use palmetto as cover or for nesting (Tanner et al. 1996). In addition to black bear and white-tailed deer, feral pigs, raccoons, foxes, deer, and gopher tortoises all utilize saw palmetto fruit for food. Black bear and feral pigs also eat apical meristems (heart) of the plant.

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last edit date:8th,May.2009.