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Phoenix dactylifera L.
Date Palm

Reference
Sp.Pl. [Linnaeus] 2:1188 (1753)
Conservation Code
Not threatened
Naturalised Status
Alien to Western Australia
Name Status
Current

Perennial tree-like monocot (palm), 0.4-8 m high. Fl. Jul to Sep. Edges of permanent pools, watercourses.

Grazyna Paczkowska, Descriptive Catalogue, 15 August 1994
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Distribution

IBRA Regions
Avon Wheatbelt, Carnarvon, Central Kimberley, Dampierland, Ord Victoria Plain, Pilbara, Victoria Bonaparte.
IBRA Subregions
Cape Range, Chichester, Fitzroy Trough, Fortescue, Hamersley, Katanning, Keep, Pentecost, Purnululu, Roebourne, Wooramel.
Local Government Areas (LGAs)
Ashburton, Brookton, Carnarvon, Derby-West Kimberley, East Pilbara, Halls Creek, Karratha, Wyndham-East Kimberley.