| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PLANTAE | TRACHEOPHYTA | LILIOPSIDA | ARECALES | PALMAE |
| Scientific Name: | Washingtonia filifera | |||
| Species Authority: | (L. Linden) H. Wendl. | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Lower Risk/near threatened ver 2.3 |
| Year Assessed: | 1998 |
| Annotations: |
Needs updating
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| Assessor/s: | Johnson, D. |
| Range Description: | An estimated 25,000 wild desert palm trees exist in the Sonoran Desert. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Mexico; United States (Arizona, California, Nevada)
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Found in about 116 seeps, springs and streams. |
| Systems: | Terrestrial |
| Major Threat(s): | The species is traded internationally as an ornamental. |
| Citation: | Johnson, D. 1998. Washingtonia filifera. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012. |
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