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The flag of South Carolina is a symbol of the U.S. state of South Carolina consisting of a blue field with a white palmetto tree and white crescent. Roots of this design have existed in some form since 1775, being based on one of the first American Revolutionary War flags. While keeping most of its design intact since its adoption, it has ...
Phoenix dactylifera, commonly known as the date palm, [2] is a flowering-plant species in the palm family Arecaceae, cultivated for its edible sweet fruit called dates. The species is widely cultivated across northern Africa , the Middle East , the Horn of Africa , Australia , South Asia , and California . [ 3 ]
The South Carolina Hall of Fame [18] located in the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, is the official state hall of fame. The South Carolina Artisans Center, [19] in Walterboro, is the official folk art and crafts center of the state of South Carolina. In 2001, the Abbeville Opera House received the designation of the official state rural drama ...
South Carolina: Sabal palm: Sabal palmetto: 1939 [51] South Dakota: Black Hills spruce: Picea glauca var. densata: 1947 [52] Tennessee: Tulip-tree: Liriodendron tulipifera: 1947 [53] Texas: Pecan: Carya illinoinensis: 1919 [54] United States Virgin Islands: None [55] Utah: Quaking aspen: Populus tremuloides: 2014 [56] Vermont: Sugar maple: Acer ...
Phoenix reclinata is a dioecious clumping palm, producing multiple stems from 7.5 to 15 m in height and 30 cm in width. Foliage is pinnate and recurved, growing 2.5 to 4.5 m in length and 0.75 m in width. Leaf color is bright to deep green on 30 cm petioles with long, sharp spines at the base, with 20 to 40 leaves per crown.
Phoenix is a genus of 14 species of palms, native to an area starting from the Canary Islands in the west, across northern and central Africa, to the extreme southeast of Europe , and continuing throughout southern Asia, from Anatolia east to southern China and Malaysia. [3]
Researchers in Arizona say they have discovered the oldest gun in the U.S., a cannon used during the first European expedition across the Southwest.
The palm branch, or palm frond, is a symbol of victory, triumph, peace, and eternal life originating in the ancient Near East and Mediterranean world. The palm was sacred in Mesopotamian religions, and in ancient Egypt represented immortality. In Judaism, the lulav, a closed frond of the date palm is part of the festival of Sukkot.