PLANTS Profile for Washingtonia filifera (California fan palm)

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Washingtonia filifera (Linden ex André) H. Wendl.
California fan palm

Symbol:

WAFI

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Arecaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree

Native Status:

L48		N
VI		I

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Washingtonia filifera (Linden ex André) H. Wendl.

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Synonyms:
Washingtonia filifera (Linden ex André) H. Wendl.

	BRFI2	Brahea filamentosa (Fenzi) H. Wendl.
	BRFI3	Brahea filifera W. Watson, nom. inval.
	NEFI2	Neowashingtonia filamentosa (Fenzi) Sudw.
	PRFI	Pritchardia filamentosa Fenzi
	PRFI2	Pritchardia filifera Linden ex André
	WAFI2	Washingtonia filamentosa (Fenzi) Kuntze
	WAFIR	Washingtonia filifera (Linden ex André) H. Wendl. var. robusta Parish

Distribution:
Washingtonia filifera (Linden ex André) H. Wendl.


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USA (AZ, CA, FL, NV), USA+ (VI)

Related Taxa:
Washingtonia filifera (Linden ex André) H. Wendl.

View 55 genera in Arecaceae, 2 species in Washingtonia

Classification:
Washingtonia filifera (Linden ex André) H. Wendl.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Arecidae
Order	Arecales
Family	Arecaceae – Palm family
Genus	Washingtonia H. Wendl. – fan palm
Species	Washingtonia filifera (Linden ex André) H. Wendl. – California fan palm

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Washingtonia filifera (Linden ex André) H. Wendl.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Arizona:
California fan palm		Salvage restricted

Introduced Information:
Washingtonia filifera (Linden ex André) H. Wendl.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Washingtonia filifera (Linden ex André) H. Wendl.

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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Washingtonia filifera (Linden ex André) H. Wendl.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42514.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

Time Generated: 09/20/2008 03:14 AM MDT