Desert Fan Palm
A young native desert fan palm emerges from the Coachella Valley Oasis in the shade of hundreds of other fan palms that reach nearly 50' high. Thanks to the San Andreas Fault, over which this small oasis lies and takes advantage of the cracks in the earth deep below from which groundwater seeps.
- Copyright
- © 2013
- Image Size
- 2848x4288 / 13.1MB
- Keywords
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America, American Southwest, Angiosperms, Arecaceae, Arecales, California, Coachella, Coachella Valley, Coachella Valley Preserve, Commelinids, Monocots, Palm Springs, Plantae, Riverside County, San Andreas Fault, USA, United States, Washingtonia, Washingtonia filifera, cool, desert, desert fan palm, fan palm, fancy, frond, green, haven, heat, native, natural, oasis, palm tree, palmtree, protection, refuge, shade, skirt, southwest, spring
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