Washingtonia filifera
TaxID: 145714
Basic Information
Scientific Name *
Washingtonia filifera
Common Name
California Fan Palm
Introduction
Details
Washingtonia filifera, commonly known as the California fan palm, cotton palm or desert fan palm, is a flowering plant in the family Arecaceae, native to the far southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It typically grows 30 C50 feet (9 C15 m) tall and 1 C2 feet (0.3 C0.6 m) wide, with a sturdy, columnar trunk and waxy, fan-shaped (palmate) leaves. As a monocot, it is evergreen and exhibits a tree-like growth habit.
It is the only palm species native to the southwestern United States, forming groves around perennial water sources in the Colorado, Mojave, and Sonoran deserts. These stands provide critical habitat for wildlife and were historically used by Indigenous peoples of the region for food, shelter, and materials. Today the California fan palm is widely planted as an ornamental tree in arid and subtropical climates, though wild populations face pressures from groundwater decline, and habitat alteration.
In California, where the majority of its native groves occur, the species forms iconic desert oases such as the Oasis of Mara in Joshua Tree National Park, the Thousand Palms Oasis in the Coachella Valley Preserve, Lost Palms Oasis, and Fortynine Palms Oasis. Outside California, notable populations are protected at Castle Creek in Arizona's Bradshaw Mountains, the Hassayampa River Preserve, and Kofa National Wildlife Refuge.
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Taxonomic Information
Details
Lineage
d__Eukaryota;p__Streptophyta;c__Magnoliopsida;o__Arecales;f__Arecaceae;g__Washingtonia;s__Washingtonia filifera
Photos
(5 photos)
Details
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(c) Fred Melgert / Carla Hoegen@BY-NC
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(c) Thibaud Aronson@BY-SA
Morphological Features
No morphological description available.
Host Plants
(0 host plants)
Data sources: EPPO Global Database and relevant literature.
No host plants available.
Quarantine Status
(1 records)
Data sources: IPPC website and national quarantine websites; verified by human review.
Distribution
(26 countries)
Data Sources: EPPO Global Database and GBIF.
Distribution Map
(Latitude and longitude coordinates sourced from GBIF.)
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Genomes
(0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No genome records available.
Transcriptomes
(0 records)
Data source: NCBI.
No transcriptome records available.
Data source: BOLD.
Process ID
BIN
Marker
Length
Country
Date
Lat/Lon
Sequence
SDH2853-15
-
rbcLa
552
United States
2004-12-11
32.9531, -116.3097
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AGTGTTGGATTTAAAGCTGGTGTTAAAGATTACAAATTGACTTATTATACTCCTGACTACGAAACCAAAGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCCGGAGTTCCGCCTGAGGAAGCAGGGGCAGCGGTAGCTGCCGAATCTTCTACTGGTACATGGACAACTGTGTGGACTGATGGACTTACCAGTCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGACGATGCTATCACATCGAAACCGTTGTCGGGGAGGAAAATCAATATATTGCTTATGTAGCTTATCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAAGGTTCTGTTACTAACATGTTTACTTCCATTGTGGGTAATGTATTTGGTTTCAAAGCCCTACGAGCTCTACGTCTGGAGGATCTGCGAATTCCCACTTCTTATTCCAAAACTTTCCAAGGCCCGCCTCATGGCATCCAAGTTGAAAGAGATAAGTTGAACAAGTATGGTCGTCCTCTATTGGGATGTACTATTAAACCAAAATTGGGATTATCCGCAAAGAACTACGGTAGAGCGGTTTATGAATGTCTA
SDH2853-15
-
matK
775
United States
2004-12-11
32.9531, -116.3097
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-------------------AAATCCTTCAATTCTGGATCCAAGATGTTCCTTCTTTACATTTATTGCGATTCTTTCTTCACGAA------TATCATAAT------------TGGAATAGT---CTTATTACTCCG---AATAATTCTATTTTTCTTTTTTCA------------------------------AAA------GAAAAT------AAAAGACTATTTCGGTTCCCATATAATTCTTATGTATCTGAATGCGAATTTGTATTAGTTTTTCTTCGTAAACAATCTTCTTATTTACGATTAACATCTTCTGGAGCTTTTCTTGAGCGAACACATTTCTATGGA---------------AAAATAGAATATCGT---------------------ATAGTAGTGCGCCGTAATTATTTTCAGAGG---------------ACCCTATGGTTTTTC------AAGGATCCCTTCATGCATTATGTTCGATATCAAGGAAAAGCAATTCTGGTTTCAAAGGGG---ACTCATCTTCTGATGAAG---AAATGGAAATGTCACCTTGTCAATTTCTGGCAATATTATTTTCACTTTTGGTCTCAACCGTAC---------AGGATTCATATAAAC------CAATTATCAAACTGTTCT---------TTCTATTTTCTAGGT------TATCTTTCAAGT------GTACTAATAAATCCTTCGGCGGTAAGGAATCAAATGCTAGAGAATTCA---TTTCTAATAGATACTGTTATT------AAAAAATTCGATACCAGAGTCCCAGTTATTCCTCTTATTAGATCATTGTCTAAAGCTAAATTTTGTACCGTATCGGGGCATCCTATTAGTAAGCCAATCTGGACCGATTTATCAGATTGCGATATTATTGATCGATTTGGTCGGATATGTAGAAATCTTTCTCATTATCACAGTGGATCCTC-
GBVS3692-13
-
matK
1542
-
2005-07-01
-
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ATGGAAGAATTACAAGGATATTTAGAAAGAGATAGATCTCTGCAACAACACTTTCTATATCCGCTTCTCTTTAAGGAGTATATTTACACATTTCTTCATGATCGTGGTTTAAATGGTTCGATTTTTTACGAATCCACGGAAATTTTTGGTTATGACAATAAATCTAGTTCAGTACTTGTGAAACGTTCAATTATTCGAATGTATCAACAGAATTATTTGATTTATTCGGTTAATGATTCTAACCAAAATCGATTCGTTGGGCACAACAATTATTTTTATTTTCATTTTTATTCTCAGATGATATTGGAAGGTTTTGCAGTCATTGTGGAAATTCCATTCTTGCTGCGATTAGTATCTTCCCTCGAAGAAAAAAAAATACCAAAATCTCAGAATTTGAATTTACGATCTATTCATTCAATATTTCCCTTTTTGGAGGACAAATTATCGCATTTAAATTATGTGTCAGATATACTAATACCTTATCCCATCCATCTGAAAATCTTGGTTCAAATCCTTCAATTCTGGATCCAAGATGTTCCTTCTTTACATTTATTGCGATTCTTTCTTCACGAATATCATAATTGGAATAGTCTTATTACTCCGAATAATTCTATTTTTCTTTTTTCAAAAGAAAATAAAAGACTATTTCGGTTCCCATATAATTCTTATGTATCTGAATGCGAATTTGTATTAGTTTTTCTTCGTAAACAATCTTCTTATTTACGATTAACATCTTCTGGAGCTTTTCTTGAGCGAACACATTTCTATGGAAAAATAGAATATCGTATAGTAGTGCGCCGTAATTATTTTCAGAAGACCCTATGGTTTTTCAAGGATCCCTTCATGCATTATGTTCGATATCAAGGAAAAGCAATTCTGGTTTCAAAGGGGACTCATCTTCTGATGAAGAAATGGAAATGTCACCTTGTCAATTTCTGGCAATATTATTTTCACTTTTGGTCTCAACCGTACAGGATTCATATAAACCAATTATCAAACTGTTCTTTCTATTTTCTAGGTTATCTTTCAAGTGTACTAATAAATCCTTCGGCGGTAAGGAATCAAATGCTAGAGAATTCATTTCTAATAGATACTGTTATTAAAAAATTCGATACCAGAGTCCCAGTTATTCCTCTTATTAGATCATTGTCTAAAGCTAAATTTTGTACCGTATCGGGGCATCCTATTAGTAAGCCAATCTGGACCGATTTATCAGATTGCGATATTATTGATCGATTTGGTCGGATATGTAGAAATCTTTCTCATTATCACAGTGGATCCTCAAAAAAACAGAGTTTGTATCGAATAAAGTATATACTTCGATTTTCGTGTGCTAGAACTTTGGCTCGTAAACATAAAAGTATGGTACGCGCTTTTTTGCAAAGATTAGGTTCGGGATTATTAGAAGAATTTTTTATGGAAGAAGAACAAGTTGTTTCTTTGATCTTCCCAAAAACAACTTCTTTTTCTTTACATGAATCACATATAGAACGTATTTGGTATTTGGATATTATCCGTATCAATGACCTGGTGAATTATTCA
GBVS3691-13
-
matK
1537
-
2005-07-01
-
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AGAATTACAAGGATATTTAGAAAGAGATAGATCTCTGCAACAACACTTTCTATATCCGCTTCTCTTTAAGGAGTATATTTACACATTTCTTCATGATCGTGGTTTAAATGGTTCGATTTTTTACGAATCCACGGAAATTTTTGGTTATGACAATAAATCTAGTTCAGTACTTGTGAAACGTTCAATTATTCGAATGTATCAACAGAATTATTTGATTTATTCGGTTAATGATTCTAACCAAAATCGATTCGTTGGGCACAACAATTATTTTTATTTTCATTTTTATTCTCAGATGATATTGGAAGGTTTTGCAGTCATTGTGGAAATTCCATTCTTGCTGCGATTAGTATCTTCCCTCGAAGAAAAAAAAATACCAAAATCTCAGAATTTGAATTTACGATCTATTCATTCAATATTTCCCTTTTTGGAGGACAAATTATCGCATTTAAATTATGTGTCAGATATACTAATACCTTATCCCATCCATCTGAAAATCTTGGTTCAAATCCTTCAATTCTGGATCCAAGATGTTCCTTCTTTACATTTATTGCGATTCTTTCTTCACGAATATCATAATTGGAATAGTCTTATTACTCCGAATAATTCTATTTTTCTTTTTTCAAAAGAAAATAAAAGACTATTTCGGTTCCCATATAATTCTTATGTATCTGAATGCGAATTTGTATTAGTTTTTCTTCGTAAACAATCTTCTTATTTACGATTAACATCTTCTGGAGCTTTTCTTGAGCGAACACATTTCTATGGAAAAATAGAATATCGTATAGTAGTGCGCCGTAATTATTTTCAGAGGACCCTATGGTTTTTCAAGGATCCCTTCATGCATTATGTTCGATATCAAGGAAAAGCAATTCTGGTTTCAAAGGGGACTCATCTTCTGATGAAGAAATGGAAATGTCACCTTGTCAATTTCTGGCAATATTATTTTCACTTTTGGTCTCAACCGTACAGGATTCATATAAACCAATTATCAAACTGTTCTTTCTATTTTCTAGGTTATCTTTCAAGTGTACTAATAAATCCTTCGGCGGTAAGGAATCAAATGCTAGAGAATTCATTTCTAATAGATACTGTTATTAAAAAATTCGATACCAGAGTCCCAGTTATTCCTCTTATTAGATCATTGTCTAAAGCTAAATTTTGTACCGTATCGGGGCATCCTATTAGTAAGCCAATCTGGACCGATTTATCAGATTGCGATATTATTGATCGATTTGGTCGGATATGTAGAAATCTTTCTCATTATCACAGTGGATCCTCAAAAAAACAGAGTTTGTATCGAATAAAGTATATACTTCGATTTTCGTGTGCTAGAACTTTGGCTCGTAAACATAAAAGTATGGTACGCGCTTTTTTGCAAAGATTAGGTTCGGGATTATTAGAAGAATTTTTTATGGAAGAAGAACAAGTTGTTTCTTTGATCTTCCCAAAAACAACTTCTTTTTCTTTACATGAATCACATATAGAACGTATTTGGTATTTGGATATTATCCGTATCAATGACCTGGTGAATTATTCA
GBVA3095-11
-
rbcL
1386
-
-
-
View
---GGATTTAAAGCTGGTGTTAAAGATTAC------------AAATTGACTTATTATACT---CCTGACTACGAAACCAAAGATACTGATATCTTGGCAGCATTCCGAGTAACTCCTCAACCCGGAGTTCCGCCTGAGGAAGCAGGGGCAGCGGTAGCTGCCGAATCTTCT---ACTGGTACATGGACA---ACTGTGTGGACTGATGGA---CTTACCAGTCTTGATCGTTACAAAGGACGATGCTATCACATCGAACCCGTTGTCGGGGAGGAA---AATCAATATATTGCTTATGTAGCTTATCCTTTAGACCTTTTTGAAGAA---GGTTCTGTT---ACTAACATGTTTACT---TCCATTGTGGGTAATGTATTT---GGTTTCAAAGCCCTACGA---GCTCTACGTCTG---GAGGATCTGCGA---ATTCCCACTTCTTATTCCAAAACT---TTCCAAGGCCCG---CCTCATGGCATC---CAAGTTGAAAGAGAT---------AAG------TTGAAC---------------AAG---TAT---GGTCGTCCTCTATTGGGATGTACTATT---AAACCAAAA---TTGGGATTA---TCC---GCAAAGAACTACGGT---AGAGCG---GTTTATGAATGTCTACGCGGTGGACTTGATTTTACCAAGGAT------------------------GAT---------------------GAAAACGTGAACTCACAACCATTTATGCGTTGGAGAGACCGTTTC---TTA---TTT------------------------------------------------------------TGTGCCGAAGCA---ATTTATAAAGCGCAGGCCGAA---ACGGGT---GAAATCAAAGGACATTACTTGAATGCTACTGCGGGTACA---TGTGAAGAAATGATCAAAAGGGCCGTATTT---GCC---AGAGAATTG------GGAGTTCCTATCGTAATGCATGACTACTTAACT------GGGGGATTCACT------------GCAAATACTAGCTTGGCTCATTATTGCCGCGAT---AAC------GGCCTACTTCTT---CACATC---CATCGCGCAATGCATGCAGTTATT------------GAT------AGACAGAAAAATCATGGTATGCATTTTCGTGTACTAGCTAAAGCATTA---CGTATGTCTGGTGGAGATCATATTCACGCAGGTACAGTAGTG---GGTAAACTGGAA------GGGGAACGTGAGATGACTTTGGGTTTTGTTGATTTATTACGTGATGATTTTACTGAAAAAGAC---CGAAGTCGCGGTATCTTTTTT------ACTCAAGATTGG---GTCTCTATGCCA---GGTGTT---ATACCCGTGGCTTCAGGGGGTATTCATGTTTGG---------------CATATG------CCTGCCCTG---ACCGAAATCTTTGGGGAT---GATTCCGTACTACAGTTTGGCGGAGGAACTTTAGGACACCCTTGGGGAAATTCACCCGGTGCAGTAGCTAATCGGGTGGCTTTAGAAGCGTGTGTACAAGCTCGTAATGAGGGACGTGATCTTGCT------CGT---GAA------GGTAATGAAATTATCCGTGAAGCTAGCAAATGGAGC------CCTGAACTAGCTGCC---GCTTGT------GAA---GTATGGAAGGAGATCAATTTCGAA---TTCGAACCAGTAGAT
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