Palmetto (meaning "little palm") may refer to:

Palms

Several small palms in the Arecaceae (palm tree) family: *in the genus '' Sabal'': **Bermuda palmetto, '' Sabal bermudana'' **Birmingham palmetto, ''Sabal'' 'Birmingham' **Dwarf, or bush palmetto, '' Sabal minor'' **Hispaniola palmetto, '' Sabal domingensis'' **Mexican, Texas, or Rio Grande palmetto, '' Sabal mexicana'' **Cabbage palmetto, '' Sabal palmetto'' **Scrub palmetto, '' Sabal etonia'' **Sonoran palmetto, ''

Sabal uresana ''Sabal uresana'', commonly known as the Sonoran palmetto, is a species of Arecaceae, palm tree that is native to the foothills of the Sierra Madre Occidental in northwestern Mexico (states of Chihuahua (state), Chihuahua and Sonora). The specifi ...

'' **Yucatán palmetto, ''

Sabal gretheriae ''Sabal gretheriae'' is a species of Arecaceae, palm tree that is Endemism, endemic to the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, where it is threatened by habitat loss. It was described by Hermililo J. Quero in 1991. The specific name (botany), specif ...

'' *Saw palmetto, '' Chamaerops humilis'', native to Europe and north Africa *Saw palmetto, '' Serenoa repens'', native to North America *Silver saw palmetto, ''

Acoelorrhaphe wrightii ''Acoelorrhaphe'' is a genus of Arecaceae, palms with single species ''Acoelorrhaphe wrightii'', known as the Paurotis palm, Everglades palm or Madeira palm in English language, EnglishWorld Checklist of Palms''Acoelorrhaphe''Germplasm Resources ...

Places

Palmetto, Alabama Palmetto is an unincorporated community in northeastern Pickens County, Alabama, United States. History Palmetto was named for Palmetto, another unincorporated community in South Carolina. A post office operated under the name Palmetto from 185 ...

Palmetto, California Palmetto is a former community in Plumas County, California, Plumas County, California, United States. It lay at an elevation of 5134 feet (1565 m) approximately from Quincy, California, Quincy along the Oroville–Quincy Highway. A miner cabin ...

* Palmetto, Florida * Palmetto Bay, Florida * Palmetto Beach, neighborhood in Tampa, Florida *

Palmetto Estates, Florida Palmetto Estates is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. The population was 13,498 at the 2020 census. Geography Palmetto Estates is located southwest of downtown Miami at (25.6 ...

* Palmetto Historic District * Palmetto, Georgia * Palmetto, Oglethorpe County, Georgia * Palmetto, Louisiana * Palmetto, Missouri * Palmetto, Nevada, a ghost town

Schools

* Miami Palmetto High School in Pinecrest, Florida * Palmetto Bay Academy in Miami, Florida * Palmetto High School (Florida) in Palmetto, Florida * Palmetto High School (South Carolina) in Williamston, South Carolina * Palmetto Ridge High School in Naples, Florida * Palmetto State e-Cademy, a virtual public charter school in South Carolina

Transportation

* ''Palmetto'' (train), an Amtrak passenger train in the United States * ''Palmetto'' (ACL train), a former ACL passenger train in the United States *

Palmetto (Metrorail station) Palmetto station is a Metrorail rapid transit station in unincorporated Miami-Dade County, Florida (with a Miami address), United States, just near the town of Medley. It is the current northern terminus of the Metrorail system. This station ...

in Miami, Florida * Palmetto Railroad, former railroad in North Carolina and South Carolina *

Palmetto Railway The Palmetto Railway was a Southeastern railroad that served South Carolina and North Carolina in the late 19th century. The Palmetto Railway was a successor to the Palmetto Railroad which had been chartered by the general assemblies of South Carol ...

, former railroad in North Carolina and South Carolina *

Palmetto Trail The Palmetto Trail is a planned foot and mountain bike trail in South Carolina for recreational hiking and biking. Several of the sections are also equestrian trails. It will extend from the Oconee County, South Carolina, Oconee County mountains ...

, foot and bike trail in South Carolina * The Palmetto Expressway, Florida State Road 826

Entertainment

* ''Palmetto'' (film), a 1998 neo-noir *

Palmetto Records Palmetto Records is an independent American jazz record company and label in New York City founded in 1990 by guitarist Matt Balitsaris. Issues began with those by Balitsaris, then Greg Hatza in 1993. Since then, its catalog has included albums ...

, an American jazz record label founded in 1990 *

Palmetto State Quartet The Palmetto State Quartet was a professional Southern Gospel quartet that originated in Greenville, South Carolina, in the mid-1940s. In 1988 they received at a Singing News Fan Awards ceremony the Marvin Norcross Award for contributions to Sout ...

, a gospel group from Greenville, South Carolina * "

The Palmetto State Song "The Palmetto State Song" is a song, composed by George O. Robinson and published in 1860, that became the first of several major Confederate anthems of the American Civil War. It was the first published Confederate sheet music. Robinson dedicated t ...

", a 1860 song popular during the American Civil War * '' Palmetto Pointe'', a 2005 TV show * ''

Palmetto Leaves ''Palmetto Leaves'' is a memoir and travel guide written by Harriet Beecher Stowe about her winters in the town of Mandarin, Florida, published in 1873. Already famous for having written ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' (1852), Stowe came to Florida after ...

'', an 1873 memoir by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Other

* Palmetto State, the official nickname for the state of South Carolina *

Palmetto (crater) Palmetto crater is a small crater in the Descartes Highlands of the Moon visited by the astronauts of Apollo 16. The name of the crater was formally adopted by the IAU in 1973. On April 21, 1972, the Apollo 16 Lunar Module (LM) ''Orion'' landed ...

, of the moon *

Palmetto Cheese Palmetto Cheese is a trademark for a brand of pimento cheese from Pawleys Island Specialty Foods, a division of Get Carried Away, based in Pawleys Island, South Carolina. It is manufactured and packaged at Duke Sandwich Productions located in Eas ...

, brand of pimento cheese *

Palmetto Electric Palmetto Electric Cooperative Inc. is a non-profit electric utility cooperative headquartered in Ridgeland, South Carolina. It has a membership of approximately 66,000 customers. History Palmetto Electric was formed in 1940 by a group of reside ...

Palmetto FC Bantams SC United Bantams is an American soccer team based in Columbia, South Carolina that plays in USL League Two. The team is linked with professional English team Bradford City, and was formerly known as Palmetto FC Bantams. Players and staff Current ...

, amateur soccer team in Greenwood, South Carolina * Order of the Palmetto, the highest civilian honor awarded by the governor of South Carolina * Palmetto Regiment, military unit of volunteers from South Carolina serving in the Mexican–American War * CSS ''Palmetto State'', an 1862 Confederate ironclad ship *

Palmetto Island State Park Palmetto Island State Park is a recent addition to the Louisiana State Park system. The new state park is located south of Abbeville, Louisiana in Vermilion Parish. The state of Louisiana acquired the property for the park in 1981 but did not begi ...

, Louisiana * Palmetto State Park, Gonzales County, Texas *

Palmetto Mountains The Palmetto Mountains are a mountain range in Esmeralda County, Nevada, Esmeralda County, Nevada. The Lida Mining District and Lida, Nevada are located in the range. The mountains are east of the Sylvania Mountains and north of the Slate Range (C ...

, range in Nevada *

Palmetto Health Baptist Columbia Prisma Health Baptist Hospital (Formerly Baptist Medical Center and Palmetto Health Baptist Columbia) is a 489-bed acute-care facility located at the intersection of Taylor and Marion Streets in Downtown Columbia, South Carolina. The hospital wa ...

, South Carolina * Palmetto Health Richland, hospital network in Columbia, South Carolina *

Palmetto Health Prisma Health is a not-for-profit health organization in South Carolina, formed by the merging of Palmetto Health and the Greenville Health System in November 2017. Its headquarters are on the property of Greenville Memorial Hospital in Gree ...

, hospital network in Richland County, South Carolina * Florida woods cockroach, a.k.a. Palmetto bug, different species from American cockroach * Palmetto Skipper, ''

Euphyes arpa ''Euphyes arpa'', the palmetto skipper, is a butterfly of the family Hesperiidae. Description The wingspan is 41–49 mm. The head and front of thorax are bright orange. The upperside of the forewings is reddish yellow with black borders ...