FOOD RESOURCE COLLEGE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SCIENCES, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTONIA FILIFERA Palmae
Hedrick, U.P. editor. 1919. Sturtevant's Notes on Edible Plants. Report of the New York Agricultural Experiment Station for the Year 1919 II. Albany, J.B Lyon Company, State Printers. [References Available]
This palm is found in rocky canyons near san Felipe, California, attaining a height
of 50 feet. The fruit is small, black, pulpy and is used as food by the
Indians.