Dwarf Fan Palm (Chamaerops humilis)

Family: Arecaceae or Palmae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Bloom Color: Yellow. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late spring, Mid spring. Form: Palm, Upright or erect.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Fruit, Leaves

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

Very young leaf buds are cooked as a vegetable. The young shoots or suckers from the bottom of the plant are also used. Fruit - dried. No further details. — Very young leaf buds are cooked as a vegetable.; The young shoots or suckers from the bottom of the plant are also used.; No further details.

Habitat & North American Range

Nutritionally poor, dry sandy or rocky soils on mountain slopes to 1000 metres. (Zone 8)