cabbage palmetto (Sabal palmetto)
Model Reliability: Medium
| GCM SCENARIO | % Area Occ | Ave IV | Sum IV | Future/Current IV |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actual | 1 | 20.5 | 5733 | N/A |
| RFimp | 1.4 | 12.8 | 5246 | 0.92 |
| CCSM45 | 3.5 | 10.4 | 10533 | 2.01 |
| CCSM85 | 4.7 | 10.8 | 14866 | 2.83 |
| GFDL45 | 4.6 | 10.4 | 13911 | 2.65 |
| GFDL85 | 6.5 | 9.7 | 18729 | 3.57 |
| HAD45 | 3.3 | 11 | 10793 | 2.06 |
| HAD85 | 4.2 | 10.5 | 12958 | 2.47 |
| GCM45 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 11750 | 2.24 |
| GCM85 | 7 | 7.6 | 15523 | 2.96 |
Regional Summary Tree Tables
Summaries for tree species are available for a variety of geographies, in both PDF and Excel format. These summaries are based on Version 4 of the Climate Change Tree Atlas
Interpretation Guide
Cabbage palmetto is narrowly distributed (1.1% of area), but dense and high IV (FIAiv=17.7, seventh highest of all species) in Florida almost exclusively. We were not able to model it.
| 3.7 | 0.31 |
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MODFACs
What traits will impact cabbage palmetto's ability to adapt to climate change, and in what way?:
Primary Positive Traits
Wind
Primary Negative Traits
Drought Fire topkill

