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California fan palm

Washingtonia filifera

Description:

40' tall palm trees.

Habitat:

Mojave desert, Oasis of Mara.

Notes:

Legend has it that American Indians planted 29 palm trees in order to ensure that a boy was born for every palm planted.

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3 Comments

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 9 years ago

Thanks, Cindy. I've just added several spottings to the mission, including this one.

Pretty series, mauna Kunzah! This and your other So-Cal spottings would be a great addition to the Southern California Wildlife mission: http://www.projectnoah.org/missions/7964...

mauna Kunzah
mauna Kunzah 9 years ago

Thanks for the ID, EnvUnlimited.

mauna Kunzah
Spotted by
mauna Kunzah

California, USA

Spotted on Jan 1, 2015
Submitted on Jan 13, 2015

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