Habitat: bank, coast, dry, roadside, sand, slope

Dispersal: Seed

Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
Distribution from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium. CC-BY 3.0 AU
 Recognition
  • a tall palm with a thick, stocky trunk up to 6 m tall and 60 cm wide and covered with leaf-scars.
  • its leaves are once-pinnate, 4–6 m long, with 80-100 leaflets on each side of the main midrib, dark green and arching outwards from the crown.
  • its inflorescence is an erect, branched panicle, with numerous, small, yellow, leathery flowers.
  • its fruit is a berry up to 5 cm long, orange-yellow, and contains a single large seed.
 Images
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Image: Trevor James © Trevor James
Weeds Key – interactive key to the weed species of New Zealand [as Phoenix canariensis Chabaud]
 References
Biosecurity New Zealand 2012: Regional Pest Management Strategies Database. http://www.biosecurityperformance.maf.govt.nz/ [as Phoenix canariensis Chabaud]
Howell, C. 2008: Consolidated list of environmental weeds in New Zealand. DOC Research & Development Series 292: 42. [as Phoenix canariensis Chabaud]