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Washingtonia filifera (common name desert fan ) is a species of flowering plant in the palm family Arecaceae, native to southwestern North America. Growing to 15–20 m (49–66 ft) tall by 3–6 m (10–20 ft) broad, it is technically an evergreen monocot (not actually a tree) but 'tree-like' since it presents with a sturdy columnar trunk it has waxy fan-shaped leaves which are properly described in Botanical terms as palmate.

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