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Washingtonia filifera, the desert fan palm, [4] California fan palm, or California palm, [5] [6] [7] is a flowering plant in the palm family Arecaceae, native to the far southwestern United States and Baja California, Mexico. Growing to 15–20 m (49–66 ft) tall by 3–6 m (10–20 ft) broad, it is an evergreen monocot with a tree-like
Above the tree line, extreme winds preclude tree-like growth. [6]: 17 Constant winds hitting the plants limits their size and flattens their shape. [10] Small size or dwarfism is therefore an adaptive feature to the extremes, and most alpine plants are just a few inches tall.
All plant taxa that the State of California or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service list as being threatened species, endangered species, or rare species in California, are included in the lists. [2] [3]: 10 They are continually updated with additions, changes, and deletions.
Green beans are known by many common names, including French beans, [4] string beans (although most modern varieties are "stringless"), [4] and snap beans [4] or simply "snaps." [ 5 ] [ 6 ] In the Philippines, they are also known as "Baguio beans" or " habichuelas " to distinguish them from yardlong beans .
Phaseolus coccineus, known as runner bean, [2] scarlet runner bean, [2] or multiflora bean, [2] is a plant in the legume family, Fabaceae.Another common name is butter bean, [3] [4] [5] which, however, can also refer to the lima bean, a different species.
Ceanothus is a genus of about 50–60 species of nitrogen-fixing shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family (). [3] [4] [2] [5] Common names for members of this genus are buckbrush, California lilac, soap bush, or just ceanothus.
"Take my Christmas tree down with me because there's no point my kids don't have anything to open under my tree for Christmas morning," the TikTok video begins, showing the mom disassembling the tree.
The native Coast live oak (Quercus agrifolia) trees compose an elfin forest, in a naturally harsh location with poor soil conditions, salt spray, and constant winds, that have stunted and directed their growth. They now compose a woodland of trees, with the largest between 200 and 400 years old, and range from a height of 20 feet (6.1 m) in ...