The Mexican Fan Palm is widely planted as an ornamental throughout the sunbelt states and has naturalized in parts of southern California, Florida, and the Gulf Coast. Native to Baja California and Sonora, it is slender and taller than its California cousin, sometimes exceeding 100 feet. Invasive in some areas, it outcompetes native vegetation near streams. The dead frond skirts provide nesting sites for birds and roosts for bats.
Best time to see a Mexican Fan Palm
The best time to see a Mexican Fan Palm is January–July, when about 64% of U.S. sightings happen, based on 4,042 research-grade iNaturalist observations.
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