United States Department of Agriculture: Forest Service. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
Plant Profile for Sabal palmetto (L.) (Walter) Lodd. Photographs of Sabal palmetto from CalPhotos, a project of the Biodiversity Sciences Technology group (BSCIT), part of the Berkeley Natural History Museums at UC, Berkley. SCIWAY: South Carolina's Information Highway. Palmetto Moon ? Charleston, South Carolina: The South Carolina Statehouse: Student Connection. Bates was determined to claim the tree as South Carolina's own and so crafted and ram-rodded Senate Joint Resolution No. It seems that Senator Jeff Bates heard a rumor that another state, unnamed, was about to adopt the palmetto as their official tree. Most recently, South Carolina's nickname was featured in the state's official pledge to the flag: "I salute the flag of South Carolina and pledge to the Palmetto State love, loyalty, and faith."īack in 1939, when the palmetto was honored as South Carolina's official state tree, it was from a real sense of urgency. When South Carolina seceded from the Union in 1860, the palmetto was added to their state flag, reformulating it as a national flag. The nickname, the Palmetto State, surfaced in the first half of the 19th century, over 165 years ago. In 1776, the palmetto saw the light of day on the South Carolina coat of arms and is displayed prominently in the state seal of South Carolina. It was prominent in the design of South Carolina's state quarter, minted in 2000.īut the palmetto is also omnipresent in state affairs. In today's South Carolina, the palmetto appears on everything from mugs and flip-flops to stationery, glassware, and jewelry. British cannon balls simply bounced off the dense mass of the palmetto logs. It's said that the British assault on Charleston was denied by the thick palmetto walls of the fort on Sullivan's Island. The palmetto is rooted in historical significance dating back to the Revolutionary War. Palmetto Tree Sabal palmetto Adopted: March 17, 1939
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