Foxtail Palm

Common Name: Foxtail Palm
Scientific Name: Wodyetia bifurcata
Family: Palmae
Origin: Australia

General Facts:

• One of the most visually spectacular of all palms.
• The way that the arching fronds with leaflets radiate out make it look like fox’s tail.
• Able grow up to about 9 meters in height.
• Able to produce fertile seeds since each have white flowers of both sexes together at the base of its crown.
• Each of the fruits in the clusters of red/orange contain a single seed.
• It is considered a threatened species in Australia.

Interesting Facts:

• It was unknown to botanists until 1983
• Wodyetia bifurcata is the only plant in the genus.
• The origin of the name Wodyeti was to honor an Australian Aboriginal bushman.