Plants in Israel: Washington Palm
Washingtonia robusta, Mexican Fan Palm, Sonoran Fan Palm, Southern Washingtonia, Washington Palm,
Hebrew: ושינגטוניה חסונה, Arabic: الواشنطونيا
| Scientific name: | Washingtonia robusta H.Wendl. | |
| Common name: | Washington Palm, Mexican Washingtonia, Southern Washingtonia | |
| Hebrew name: | ושינגטוניה חסונה | |
| Arabic name: | الواشنطونيا | |
| Plant Family: | Palmae, דקליים |
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| Life form: | Tree, evergreen | |
| Spinescence: | Leaves | |
| Stems: | Fibrous-rooted, one-stemmed, cylindric, unbranched, erect | |
| Leaves: | Crown of green leaves on upper 2 m of axis, alternate, fan-shaped, spinescent, with a skirt of pendent and persistent dead leaves | |
| Flowers: | Arching clusters of bisexual, tubular, bell-shaped, 3-lobed, white flowers | |
| Fruits / pods: | Berry, dark brown, 1-seeded | |
| Flowering Period: | July, August | |
| Habitat: | Disturbed habitats | |
| Distribution: | Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Deserts and extreme deserts | |
| Chorotype, טיפוס התפוצה: | American | |
| Summer shedding: | Perennating |
 Derivation of the botanical name: Washingtonia , named after George Washington (1732-1799), the first president of the United States.
robusta, robust.
The first seeds of the Washingtonia robusta were brought, it would seem, by Aaron Aaronsohn (1876-1919), and were distributed from Aaron Aaronsohn’s agricultural experimental station in Atlit to Mikveh Israel, and then to other places in the Land of Israel. The long veteran avenue of Washingtonia palms east of Atlit, probably the first planted in Palestine in 1912. |