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Washingtonia robusta, known by common name as the Mexican fan palm, Mexican washingtonia, or skyduster is a palm tree native to the Baja California peninsula and a small part of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. Despite its limited native distribution, W. robusta one of the most widely cultivated subtropical palms in the world. [ 3]
Beaucarnea recurvata, the elephant's foot[ 4] or ponytail palm, [ 5] is a species of flowering plant in the family Asparagaceae. The species was native to numerous states of eastern Mexico but is now confined to the state of Veracruz. [ 1][ 6] Despite its common name, it is not closely related to the true palms ( Arecaceae ).
Sabal guatemalensis Becc. Sabal texana (O.F.Cook) Becc. Sabal mexicana is a species of palm tree that is native to far southern North America. Common names include Rio Grande palmetto, [ 5] Mexican palmetto, Texas palmetto, Texas sabal palm, palmetto cabbage and palma de mícharos. [ 4] The specific epithet, "mexicana", is Latin for "of Mexico ."
Washingtonia filifera, the desert fan palm, [ 4] California fan palm, or California palm, [ 5][ 6][ 7] is a flowering plant in the palm family Arecaceae, native to the far southwestern United States and Baja California, Mexico. Growing to 15–20 m (49–66 ft) tall by 3–6 m (10–20 ft) broad, it is an evergreen monocot with a tree -like ...
The Sill. This attractive palm features graceful, feathery fronds and an easygoing nature that makes it a breeze to care for indoors. The majesty palm is a shade-tolerant plant, but it does best ...
Sabal palmetto (/ ˈ s eɪ b ə l /, SAY-bəl), also known as cabbage palm, [5] cabbage palmetto, [3] sabal palm, blue palmetto, [3] Carolina palmetto, [6] common palmetto, [6] Garfield's tree, and swamp cabbage, [7] is one of 15 species of palmetto palm. It is native to the far Southeast United States, the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico, the ...
Washingtonia. Neowashingtonia Sudw. Washingtonia is a genus of palms, native to the southwestern United States (in southern California, and southwest Arizona) and northwest Mexico (in Baja California and Sonora ). [ 2] [ 3] Both Washingtonia species are commonly cultivated across the Southern United States, the Middle East, southern Europe, and ...
Although not a palm tree , its growth habit is superficially similar to a palm; therefore it is commonly known as cardboard palm. However, more correct would be cardboard cycad since it reflects the actually taxonomic classification of this species. Other names include cardboard plant, cardboard sago, Jamaican sago, and Mexican cycad.