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Phoenix canariensis

Canary Island date palm, Canary Island palm, dattier des canaries
Stems

solitary, erect, to 15 m, diam. 55–70 cm.
Fruits

ripening from green through orange to reddish purple, ellipsoid, length 24–27 mm, diam. 10–12 mm.

Phoenix canariensis
Phenology Flowering throughout the year.
Habitat Volunteer in waste places and disturbed areas
Elevation 0–1000 m (0–3300 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; FL; Europe; Atlantic Islands (native, in the Canary Islands) [Introduced in North America]
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Discussion

Phoenix canariensis is widely cultivated, especially in Florida and California. E. McClintock (1993) reported that Tthis species is naturalized in the San Francisco Bay area, as well as in southern California (E. McClintock 1993).

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 22, p. 111.
Parent taxa Arecaceae > subfam. Coryphoideae > tribe Phoeniceae > Phoenix
Sibling taxa
P. reclinata
Name authority Hort ex Chabaud: Prov. Agric. Hort. Ill. 19: 293. (1882)
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