Chamaerops is a genus of flowering plants in the family Arecaceae (palm
family), comprising a single species Chamaerops humilis (European fan
palm, Mediterranean dwarf palm or dwarf fan palm).It is one of only two
palm species, along with Phoenix theophrasti, native to southern Europe.
It is mainly found in southwestern Europe (Malta, Sicily, over all the
Mediterranean coast of Spain and Portugal, central and southern Italy,
some parts of the southern Mediterranean coast of France, as well as
northwest Africa (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia). It is the northernmost
naturally occurring palm in the world, with the northernmost localities
at Hyères-les-Palmiers, and on the island of Capraia off the Italian
coast.Size being sold is: 40-50 cm