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===Description:===
===Description:===
A tall, solitary fan palm to about 20m with persistant leaf bases.
A tall, solitary fan palm to about 20m with persistent leaf bases.
The leaves are bright green, with cotton like threads on young leaves,
The leaves are bright green, with cotton like threads on young leaves,
and dark drown, heavily armed, shiny leaf bases.
and dark drown, heavily armed, shiny leaf bases.
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Latest revision as of 14:33, 6 September 2024

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Figure 1. W. robusta leaf close-up.

Common Names:[edit]

Washington Palm,
Skyduster,
Mexican Fan Palm

Distribution:[edit]

Desert and semi-arid areas, especially gorges and canyons, often near water in north-western Mexico and Baja California.

Description:[edit]

A tall, solitary fan palm to about 20m with persistent leaf bases. The leaves are bright green, with cotton like threads on young leaves, and dark drown, heavily armed, shiny leaf bases.

General:[edit]

A very common plant in cultivation, tho not really suited for suburban gardens, due to the heavily armed leaf bases.

Culture:[edit]

Sunny, well drained position. Very hardy; drought and frost tolerant.

Figure 2. W. robusta trunk detail
Figure 3. W. robusta
Figure 4. W. robusta
Figure 5. W. robusta trunk detail.

Contributed by:[edit]

Mike Gray (Figures 1,2,3&4).
Jeff (Figure 5)


External Links:[edit]

Kew, PalmWeb, JSTOR, Trebrown

Google, GoogleImages, Flickr, PalmTalk