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Brahea armata S.Watson Blue hesper palm
Blue hesper palms really do have blue leaves, more so than any other palm. The grow in desert canyons in northwestern Mexico, Baja California, and the Sonoran desert. Identification: Trees are less than 50′ (15 m) high and 16′ (4.9 m) in diameter. The leaves form a roughly spherical top, with older leaves hanging below; if not removed, the leaves eventually form a "skirt" reaching the ground. Sometimes the blue gray leaves appear more whitish. The trunk is slightly swollen at the base. The trees produce striking flower clusters (up to 15′ (4.6 m)), filled with cream-colored flowers.
Photo courtesy of L. R. Landrum, Manager, ASU Vascular Plants Herbarium Online References:
Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants The Palm & Cycad Society of Florida’s Plant to Palm site SEINet—the Southwest Environmental Information Network Brahea clara (L.H.Bailey) Espejo & López-Ferr. Brahea glauca Hook.f. Brahea armata var. microcarpa Becc. Brahea roezlii Linden Erythea elegans Franceschi ex Becc. Glaucothea elegans (Franceschi ex Becc.) I.M.Johnst. Brahea lucida Hook.f. Erythea armata var. microcarpa Becc. Erythea armata (S.Watson) S.Watson Glaucothea armata (S.Watson) O.F.Cook Erythea roezlii (Linden) Becc. ex Martelli Brahea elegans (Franceschi ex Becc.) H.E.Moore Erythea clara L.H.Bailey Brahea nobilis Hook.f.
Brahea armata description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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