Editing Sabal (section)

== Ecology ==
''Sabal'' species are used as food sources by several species of birds (including ''[[Mimus polyglottos]], [[Turdus migratorius]], [[Dendroica coronata coronata|Dendroica coronata]], [[Corvus ossifragus]],'' and ''[[Dryocopus pileatus|Drycopus pileatus]])'' as well as insects, such as ''[[Caryobruchus gleditsiae|Caryobruchus]]''<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=i Monteys|first1=Víctor Sarto|last2=Aguilar|first2=Lluís|last3=Saiz-Ardanaz|first3=Marienza|last4=Ventura|first4=Daniel|last5=Martí|first5=Mercè|date=June 2005|title=Comparative morphology of the egg of the castniid palm borer, Paysandisia archon (Burmeister, 1880) (Lepidoptera: Castniidae)|journal=Systematics and Biodiversity|volume=3|issue=2|pages=179–201|doi=10.1017/S1477200005001635|bibcode=2005SyBio...3..179I |s2cid=85748924|issn=1477-2000}}</ref> and various species of [[Hymenoptera]]. [[American black bear]]s (''Ursus americanus)'' and [[raccoon]]s (''Procyon lotor)'' are also known to feed on fruit of various species of ''Sabal. Sabal palmetto'' is recorded to have its own lichen, ''[[Arthonia]] rubrocincta,''<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Grube|first1=Martin|last2=Lucking|first2=Robert|last3=Umana-Tenorio|first3=Loengrin|date=September 2004|title=A New Isidiate Species of Arthonia (Ascomycota: Arthoniaceae) from Costa Rica|journal=Mycologia|volume=96|issue=5|pages=1159–1162|doi=10.2307/3762099|issn=0027-5514|jstor=3762099|pmid=21148936}}</ref> that only occurs on its leaf bases. In Europe, the introduced Lepidopteran species ''[[Paysandisia archon]]'' has become a prominent pest whose [[Caterpillar|larvae]] are known to feed on some of the cultivated species of ''Sabal.''