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Chamaerops
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Chamaerops

Chamaerops is a genus of flowering plants in the palm family Arecaceae. The only currently fully accepted species is Chamaerops humilis, variously called European fan palm, or the Mediterranean dwarf palm. It is one of the most cold-hardy palms used in landscaping in temperate climates.

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1 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Mediterranean fan palm

speciesChamaerops humilis

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Chamaerops in Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Commentaries on the Six Books of Pedanius Dioscorides on Medical Matter

Pietro Andrea Mattioli · 1565 · p.398

Chamaerops in Six Groups of the History of Plants

Six Groups of the History of Plants

Rembert Dodoens · 1583 · p.829

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 132760.