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Washingtonia (fan palm)

Synonyms: Neowashingtonia

Wikipedia Abstract

Washingtonia is a genus of palms, native to the southwestern United States (in southern California, southwest Arizona, (Nevada) Texas) and northwest Mexico (in northern Baja California and Sonora). Both Washingtonia species are commonly cultivated across the Southern United States, the Middle East, southern Europe, and north Africa, where they have greatly hybridized. There are two species: The genus is named after George Washington.
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Species

Washingtonia filifera (Desert Fan Palm) (Attributes)
Washingtonia robusta (Mexican Fan Palm) (Attributes)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0