SoutheasternSoutheastern PalmsPalms Volume 21-3 1 www.sepalms.org Visit SPS on Facebook Southeastern Palms is the journal of the Southeastern Palm Society (SPS). The society, founded in 1992, is the southeastern United States (north-of-Florida) chapter of the renowned International Palm Society. Members are devoted to growing hardy palms and other subtropical plants. The Southeastern Palm Society also provides to members a quarterly newsletter. Editor and Tom McClendon, St. Marys, Georgia article submissions
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[email protected] Online membership renewal, bookstore www.sepalms.org Rhapidophyllum and Southeastern Palms editors emeritus: ● Will Roberds: 1992–1997 ● Alan Bills: 1997–2000 ● Jeff Stevens: 2001–2008 ©2014 Southeastern Palm Society and/or the authors and photographers. 2 Contents Volume 21-3 July 2014 4 Sabal minor Distribution at the Northern Edge of Its Range Tom McClendon and Hayes Jackson Where to search for native dwarf palmettos on the northern edge of its range in the Piedmont. 14 Let’s Get Reacquainted with Butia Palms Jeff Stevens Understanding the reorganization of Butia palms and looking for more species worth growing in the southeastern United States. Front and back covers: Butia yatay growing in El Palmar National Park, located on the bank of the Uruguay River in Entre Rios, Argentina. The 21,000-acre park was established in 1966 to protect the largest remaining concentration of yatay jelly palms. See article by on page 14. Photo @2014 iStockphoto. 3 4 Sabal minor Distribution at the Northern Edge of Its Range Tom McClendon, St.