Biology:Washingtonia × filibusta

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Short description: Species of palm

Washingtonia × filibusta
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Clade: Commelinids
Order: Arecales
Family: Arecaceae
Tribe: Trachycarpeae
Genus: Washingtonia
Species:
W. × filibusta
Binomial name
Washingtonia × filibusta
hort. ex Hodel

Washingtonia × filibusta is a hybrid of the species Washingtonia filifera and Washingtonia robusta. Stores do not sell purebreds, they sell the hybrid only. The hybrid does not look too different from the purebred, but is more hardy to cold than W. robusta, especially wet cold.[1]

This palm has been planted in select microclimates in the Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon , area with promising results.

References

  1. Riffle, Robert Lee (2008). Timber Press Pocket Guide to Palms. Timber Press Pocket Guides. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-88192-776-4. https://books.google.com/books?id=NARcoCeQVPcC&q=%22Washingtonia%20filibusta%22&pg=PA224. 

Wikidata ☰ Q7972593 entry