California fan palm

Washingtonia filifera

fruit

Small black fan-palm berries, thin like a date, dried and ground into flour by the Cahuilla.

Origin

Deserts of California and Arizona

Where to find it

In the oases of the Colorado Desert, as in Palm Springs; it is planted along the avenues of Los Angeles.

Season (United States)

September to November

Preparation

The ripe berries are eaten for their thin sweet pulp, spitting out the seed; dried, they are ground.

Molecules

In small amounts, not counted Pectins · Anthocyanins · Insoluble fibers

Did you know?

It is the only palm native to the American West.