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

Palms

Several small palms in the Arecaceae (palm tree) family: *in the genus ''

Sabal ''Sabal'' is a genus of New World palms (or fan-palms). Currently, there are 17 recognized species of ''Sabal'', including one hybrid species. Distribution The species are native to the subtropical and tropical regions of the Americas, from ...

'': **Bermuda palmetto, ''

Sabal bermudana ''Sabal bermudana'', commonly known as the Bermuda palmetto or bibby-tree, is one of 15 species of palm trees in the genus ''Sabal'' and is endemic to Bermuda although reportedly naturalized in the Leeward Islands. It was greatly affected by the ...

'' **Birmingham palmetto, ''Sabal'' 'Birmingham' **Cabbage palmetto, ''

Sabal palmetto ''Sabal palmetto'' (, ''Help:Pronunciation respelling key, SAY-bəl''), also known as cabbage palm, cabbage palmetto, sabal palm, blue palmetto, Carolina palmetto, common palmetto, Garfield's tree, and swamp cabbage, is one of 15 species of Saba ...

'' **Dwarf, or bush palmetto, ''

Sabal minor ''Sabal minor'', commonly known as the dwarf palmetto, is a small species of Arecaceae, palm. It is native to the deep southeastern and south-central United States and northeastern Mexico. It is naturally found in a diversity of habitats, includi ...

'' **Hispaniola palmetto, ''

Sabal domingensis ''Sabal domingensis'', the Hispaniola palmetto, is a species of Arecaceae, palm which is native to Hispaniola (in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti) and Cuba. Description ''Sabal domingensis'' is a fan palm with solitary, very stout stems, w ...

'' **Jamaica palmetto, ''

Sabal maritima ''Sabal maritima'' is a species of palm which is native to Jamaica and Cuba. Description ''Sabal maritima'' is a fan palm with solitary, stout stems, which grows up to tall and in diameter. Plants have about 25 leaves, each with 70–110 leaf ...

'' **Mexican, Texas, or Rio Grande palmetto, '' Sabal mexicana'' **Miami palmetto, ''

Sabal miamiensis ''Sabal miamiensis'', the Miami palmetto, is a rare plant species endemic to Dade County, Florida, in the vicinity of the city of Miami. Taxonomy The formal description of this as a new species was published in 1985, based largely on specim ...

'' **Puerto Rico palmetto, ''

Sabal causiarum ''Sabal causiarum'', commonly known as the Puerto Rico palmetto or Puerto Rican hat palm, is a species of palm which is native to Hispaniola (in both the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Puerto Rico, and the British Virgin Islands. As its common an ...

'' **Rosei palmetto, '' Sabal rosei'' **Royal palmetto, ''

Sabal pumos ''Sabal pumos'', known as the royal palmetto, is a species of flowering plant in the palm tree family, Arecaceae. Distribution The palm tree is endemic to the Balsas dry forests habitats along the Balsas River in central Mexico. It is occasional ...

'' **Scrub palmetto, ''

Sabal etonia ''Sabal etonia'', commonly known as the scrub palmetto is a species of palm. It is endemic to Florida in the United States, where it is found in Florida sand pine scrub communities. Description ''Sabal etonia'' is a fan palm with a solitary s ...

'' **Sonoran palmetto, '' Sabal uresana'' **Yucatán palmetto, '' Sabal gretheriae'' *Palmetto, ''

Chamaerops humilis ''Chamaerops'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Arecaceae. It contains only one species, ''Chamaerops humilis'', variously called European fan palm or the Mediterranean dwarf palm. It is one of the most cold-hardy palms and is use ...

'', native to Europe and north Africa *Saw palmetto, ''

Serenoa repens ''Serenoa repens'', commonly known as saw palmetto, is a small palm, growing to a maximum height around . Taxonomy It is the sole species in the genus ''Serenoa''. The genus name honors American botanist Sereno Watson. Distribution and ...

'', native to North America

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 1 ...

* Palmetto, California *

Palmetto, Florida Palmetto is a city in Manatee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was listed as 13,323, up from 12,606 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Sarasota metropolitan area, North Port–Bradenton–Sarasota, Florida ...

Palmetto Bay, Florida Palmetto Bay is a suburban incorporated village in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Palmetto Bay includes two neighborhoods that were former census-designated places, Cutler and East Perrine. The village is part of the Miami metropo ...

Palmetto Beach Palmetto Beach is a neighborhood within the city limits of Tampa, Florida. As of the 2000 census the neighborhood had a population of 2,046. The ZIP Codes serving the neighborhood are 33605 and 33619. The neighborhood is located just south of th ...

, 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. It is part of the Miami metropolitan area of South Florida. The population was 13,498 at the 2020 census. Geography Palmet ...

Palmetto Historic District The Palmetto Historic District is a nationally recognized historic district, bounded by Twenty-first Avenue, Seventh Street, Fifth Avenue, and the Manatee River in Palmetto, Florida. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places i ...

Palmetto, Georgia Palmetto is a city located mostly in Fulton County (originally Campbell County) and now partly in Coweta County in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 5,071 at the 2020 census. History The Georgia General Assembly incorporated Pal ...

Palmetto, Oglethorpe County, Georgia Palmetto is an unincorporated community in Oglethorpe County, in the U.S. state of Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United Stat ...

Palmetto, Louisiana Palmetto is a village in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 188 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Opelousas– Eunice Micropolitan Statistical Area. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau ...

Palmetto, Missouri Palmetto is an unincorporated community in southeastern Greene County, in the U.S. state of Missouri. The community lies at an elevation of 1437 feet and is located near the headwaters of Turner Creek on the BNSF Railway, approximately two miles ...

Palmetto, Nevada Palmetto, Nevada is a ghost town in Esmeralda County, in the U.S. state of Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Ar ...

, a ghost town

Schools

Miami Palmetto High School Miami Palmetto Senior High School is a public high school located at 7431 S.W. 120th Street in Pinecrest, Florida. The school is on in southwest Miami-Dade County, and is part of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools district. Miami Norland S ...

in Pinecrest, Florida *

Palmetto Bay Academy Palmetto Bay Academy is the premier, independent, non-traditional secondary school located in Miami, Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the ...

in Miami, Florida * Palmetto High School (Florida) in Palmetto, Florida *

Palmetto High School (South Carolina) Palmetto High School is a high school in Williamston, South Carolina, United States. It serves an average of about 900 students. Academy Ninth graders are placed in the Freshman Academy, separating them from the rest of the student body for th ...

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 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, 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 State Road 826 (SR 826) is a bypass route around the greater Miami area, traveling approximately in a northeasterly arc from U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Pinecrest to its terminus at State Road A1A in Sunny Isles Beach. Between its southern termi ...

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, a gospel group from Greenville, South Carolina * " The Palmetto State Song", a 1860 song popular during the American Civil War * '' Palmetto Pointe'', a 2005 TV show * '' Palmetto Leaves'', an 1873 memoir by Harriet Beecher Stowe

Other

* Palmetto State, the official nickname for the state of

South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

* Palmetto (crater), of the moon *

Palmetto Cheese Palmetto Cheese is a trademarked brand of pimento cheese from Pawleys Island Specialty Foods, a division of Get Carried Away, LLC based in Pawleys Island, South Carolina — and originally made and packaged at Duke Sandwich Productions in Easle ...

, brand of pimento cheese * Palmetto Electric * Palmetto FC Bantams, amateur soccer team in Greenwood, South Carolina *

Order of the Palmetto The Order of the Palmetto is the highest civilian honor awarded by the governor of South Carolina. It is awarded to South Carolinians who demonstrate extraordinary lifetime achievement, service and contributions of national or statewide significan ...

, 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, Louisiana *

Palmetto State Park Palmetto State Park is a state park located in Gonzales County, Texas, United States northwest of Gonzales and southeast of Luling. The land was acquired by deeds from private owners and the City of Gonzales in 1934–1936 and was opened in 19 ...