Washingtonia robusta
Common names
California fan palm, desert fan palm, American cotton palm, cotton palm, Washington palm
Biostatus
Exotic
Category
Vascular
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Monocotyledons
Flower colours
Cream, White
Similar taxa
Plants naturalising in New Zealand are either pure Washingtonia robusta or derived from hybrids between W. filifera and W. robusta.
Conservation status
Not applicable
Detailed taxonomy
Family
Ecology
Year naturalised
2007
Origin
California (U.S.A.)
Reason for introduction
Ornamental
Life cycle and dispersal
Long-lived perennial tree which reproduces exclusively by seed. Fleshy fruits enclosing a hard nut are dispersed by birds and gravity.
Other information
Etymology
robusta: Sturdy