| Common Name |
California Fan Palm |
| Latin Name |
Washingtonia filifera |
| Native Habitat |
0 to 3,500 feet in Lower and Eastern Mojave Deserts |
| Soil |
Moist, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam, low to some
organic content (do not attempt to grow in High Desert) |
| Water |
Does best with water source but drought resistent |
| Height X Width |
60 feet X 10 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
Sharp spines |
| Leaves |
Green, evergreen |
| Garden Suitability |
Ethnobotanical |
| Ornamental Value |
Majestic trees |
| Nature Value |
Seeds, fruit eaten by birds and mammals |
| Native American Uses |
Fruit soaked in water to make a drink, fruit eaten
fresh, dried for later use to be ground into mush, made into jelly,
fronds used for thatching |
| Links |
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| Data and
nursery |
http://www.laspilitas.com/nature-of-california/plants/washingtonia-filifera |
| Images, and data |
http://ag.arizona.edu/arboretum/taxa/Washingtonia_filifera.html |
| Distribution, images, and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=8336 |
| Images and data |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Washingtonia_filifera |
| Distribution map |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=wafi |
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