ARDEA ALBA
ARDEA ALBA Seemed to be out wandering around in a solitary manner, noting no other visible constitutes.
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OLEA EUROPAEA
OLEA EUROPAEA Appears to be growing semi wild in this area of palm springs closer to the mountains.
CANOTIA HOLACANTHA
CANOTIA HOLACANTHA Direct Observations: Very prominent in the palm springs area. Sometimes difficult to distinguish from similar looking plants of different classification.
WASHINGTONIA ROBUSTA
WASHINGTONIA ROBUSTA Direct Observation: Towering thin trunks, green fan leaves. Seem to be plentiful throughout the Palm Springs area. Anecdotal: Differentiated from the closely related washingtonia filfera by having greener, more densely packed leaves, and taller, skinnier trunks. Notions: So numerous are the types of palm trees that novice classification can appear overwhelming. In the spirit of the aforementioned, the scorpions present Washingronia Robusta in hopes they arent too far astray from taxanomic accuracy. Sentiments: Grimowing up in the Los Angeles area, there was a large washingtonia in our front yard. Many evenings were spent sitting on the fence beside it, wondering if its essence was whispering the secrets of fecundity into my musing. My grandparents from mommas lineage would occasionally visit our family in their recreational vehicle, and not long after we received them, Vestal would be strapped with gear and up to the very top cutting
