Washingtonia filifera var. robusta

Washingtonia filifera var. robusta
	Washingtonia filifera var. robusta in Majorelle Garden, Marrakesh, Morocco.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Arecales
Family:	Arecaceae
Tribe:	Trachycarpeae
Genus:	Washingtonia
Species:	W. f. var. robusta
Binomial name
	Washingtonia filifera var. robusta; H.Wendl.
Synonyms
	Synonymy Brahea robusta Voss ; Neowashingtonia robusta (H.Wendl.) A.Heller ; Neowashingtonia sonorae (S.Watson) Rose ; Pritchardia robusta (H.Wendl.) Schröt. ; Washingtonia filifera var. gracilis (Parish) L.D.Benson ; Washingtonia filifera var. robusta (H.Wendl.) Parish ; Washingtonia filifera var. sonorae (S.Watson) M.E.Jones ; Washingtonia gracilis Parish ; Washingtonia robusta var. gracilis (Parish) Parish ex Becc. ; Washingtonia sonorae S.Watson;

Washingtonia filifera var. robusta, commonly known as the Mexican fan palm, Mexican washingtonia, or skyduster, is a flowering plant in the family Arecaceae native to the Sonoran desert along the Baja California peninsula. Despite its limited native distribution, W. filifera var. robusta is one of the most widely cultivated subtropical palms in the world. It is naturalized across the southern United States, Mediterranean, and Middle East.