Brahea armata
Mexico, Baja California and Sonora
Not endangered
Full sun
Medium, drought tolerant when mature
-10 Degrees C
25-50 feet
10-15 feet
Solitary, 18-20 inches in diameter, texture is patterned with persistent old leaf scars
No
Costapalmate, blue/grey, up to 5 feet across, petiole has curved thorns and is up to 3 feet long
Small white blooms on multiple branching inflorescences sometimes up to 15 feet long
¾ an inch in diameter, round and shiny dark brown when ripe
Hermaphrodite, self pollinating with one plant
Rhynchophorus cruentatus, phytophthora root and bud rot
Easily, between 3-4 months, best with fresh seeds although some 3 year old seeds have been reported to germinate when tried
The name 'Brahea' refers to the 16th Century Danish astronomer, Tycho Brahe.
