Washingtonia
plant genus
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The genus Washingtonia comprises massive fan palms native to California and adjacent Mexico. These palms are characterized by large, deeply cut leaves that often have filaments along their margins. They possess smooth trunks that are typically covered in a dense mass of persistent dead leaf remains.1
One notable species is Washingtonia filifera, also known as the California fan palm, which features many slender filaments hanging from its leaf margins. The genus name Washingtonia is derived from George Washington.21
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