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Washingtonia filifera is the only palm native to the Western United States and one of the country's largest native palms, [9] [10] exceeded in height only by the Cuban or Florida royal palm. [ 7 ] Primary populations are found in desert riparian habitats at spring-fed and stream-fed oases in the Colorado Desert [ 11 ] and at a few scattered ...
Washingtonia robusta, known by common name as the Mexican fan palm, Mexican washingtonia, or skyduster is a palm tree native to the Baja California peninsula and a small part of Sonora in northwestern Mexico. Despite its limited native distribution, W. robusta one of the most widely cultivated subtropical palms in the world. [3]
Platanus racemosa is a species of plane tree known by several common names, including California sycamore, western sycamore, California plane tree, and in North American Spanish aliso. [1] Platanus racemosa is native to California and Baja California , where it grows in riparian areas, canyons , floodplains , at springs and seeps , and along ...
Of California's total plant population, 2,153 species, subspecies, and varieties are endemic and native to California alone, according to the 1993 Jepson Manual study. [4] This botanical diversity stems not only from the size of the state, but also its diverse topographies , climates, and soils (e.g. serpentine outcrops ).
Sabal palmetto grows up to 20 m (80 ft) tall. [8] Starting at half to two-thirds the height, the tree develops into a rounded, costapalmate fan of numerous leaflets.A costapalmate leaf has a definite costa (midrib), unlike the typical palmate or fan leaf, but the leaflets are arranged radially like in a palmate leaf.
Several tribes of the indigenous peoples of California ate the fruit fresh or dried. [38] The Ohlone people use the leaves to treat poison oak dermatitis. [38] The Kumeyaay people had similar uses for its bark. [38] The Kawaiisu used the fruit to treat wounds such as burns. [38] The bark has been widely used as a laxative tea by the Chumash and ...
Extreme drought and bark beetles now threaten California's Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest, home to Methuselah, a 4,853-year-old bristlecone pine.
Everglades palm Arecaceae (palm family) Archontophoenix: archontophoenix palm trees; Archontophoenix alexandrae: Alexandra palm Arecaceae (palm family) Archontophoenix cunninghamiana: king palm Arecaceae (palm family) Arenga: arenga palm trees; Arenga engleri: Formosa palm Arecaceae (palm family) Bactris: bactris palm trees; Bactris gasipaes ...