Scientific name: Chamaerops humilis
Date collected: April 18, 2011
Location collected: on the campus of UCLA in the Mathias Botanical Gardens
Habitat: It can be found growing in habitat along the Atlantic coastline of Portugal and Spain as well as the Mediterranean coasts of Spain, France, Albania, and Italy. Also, it occurs naturally in NW Africa and many of the islands of the Mediterranean.
Nativity: Chamaerops humilis is not native to California, it is actually native to Europe. It grows in southern Europe (Italy, Sardinia, Spain) and North Africa (Morocco).
Special notes: There are 3 distinct stages in development:
-seedling stage: lanceolate undivided leaves
-juvenile stage: fan leaves on a very compact fist-size trunk
-trunk stage: vertical growth
Resource(s):
-http://culturesheet.org/arecaceae:chamaerops:humilis
-http://www.chillypalmtree.com/chamaerops.html
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