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6 unusual facts about Washingtonia filifera


Medina River

For example, species such as the California Fan Palm, Washingtonia filifera, occur only west of the Medina River or Balcones Fault.

Medina Valley

For example, the California Fan Palm, Washingtonia filifera occurs only in the western USA west of the Medina Valley and Balcones Fault.

Salado, Texas

For example, the California Fan Palm, Washingtonia filifera occurs strictly west of Salado or the Balcones Fault.

Texas Coastal Bend

For example, the California Fan Palm (Washingtonia filifera) is found only west of the Texas Coastal Bend, or more specifically the Balcones Fault.

Washingtonia filifera

The recent discovery of the red palm weevil (Rhynchophorus ferrugineus) in Southern California may pose a threat to many palms, with coastal garden W. filifera specimens already a known host.

The palm boring beetle Dinapate wrightii (Bostrichidae) can chew through the trunks of this as well as other palms.



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