Foraging Texas: Palm - Mexican Fan

Scientific Name(s): Washingtonia robusta
Abundance: uncommon
What: fruit
How: raw, dried
Where: landscaping, wild along Gulf Coast.
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Fan-shaped fronds have spiny stalks. Fruit is blue-black, pea-sized, sweet with a large, inedible seed.

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