Washingtonia robusta

Washingtonia robusta
	Mexican washingtonias planted in Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Tribe:	Trachycarpeae
Genus:	Washingtonia
Species:	W. robusta
Binomial name
	Washingtonia robusta; H.Wendl.
Synonyms
	Synonymy Brahea robusta Voss ; Neowashingtonia robusta (H.Wendl.) A.Heller ; Neowashingtonia sonorae (S.Watson) Rose ; Pritchardia robusta (H.Wendl.) Schröt. ; Washingtonia filifera var. gracilis (Parish) L.D.Benson ; Washingtonia filifera var. robusta (H.Wendl.) Parish ; Washingtonia filifera var. sonorae (S.Watson) M.E.Jones ; Washingtonia gracilis Parish ; Washingtonia robusta var. gracilis (Parish) Parish ex Becc. ; Washingtonia sonorae S.Watson;

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. It is naturalized in Florida, California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Hawaii, Texas, parts of the Canary Islands, Spain, Portugal, France, Italy, Malta, Albania, Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Israel, Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman, Yemen, Iran, Afghanistan, Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco, and Réunion,.

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