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Mediterranean dwarf palm. Palmito
Chamaerops humilis
39.3433, -0.31929
Field Notes
Description:
It grows to a height of about 4 m, although it can reach 10. It has palmate leaves divided into many leaflets -from 24 to 32-, and they are usually green or bluish in color depending on the variety. Petioles usually have straight spines up to 3 cm long, yellow in color.
It is a dioecious species, that is, there are male feet and female feet. The flowers appear grouped in inflorescences between the leaves, and produce fleshy, round-shaped fruits, reddish or blackish when they finish maturing, towards autumn.
Habitat:
Dune area next to the Mediterranean Sea. El Saler (Valencia). This palm is distributed along the Mediterranean coast, found in countries such as Italy, Spain or Greece.
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