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with many leaves in a cluster (filling a hemisphere) …
near the ground or at top of one stem[?] (no branching)leaves=fan-shaped, long petiole[?]🌴︎ California fan palm Washingtonia filifera or near the ground or at end of each stem[?] or branchleaves=spear-shaped, no petiole[?]⚶ yucca genus Yucca
Formerly or alternately called family Palmae.
Part of order Asparagales.
As a common name, "palms" include some species of other families asparagus family Asparagaceae, tree ferns family Cyatheaceae, family Cyclanthaceae, fern family Dicksoniaceae (poster), and 🌾︎ grass family Poaceae (poster).
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Uses by native peoples(Ethnobotany database)
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🏠︎ 🌳︎🍁︎ broadleaves
🌴︎ California fan palm Washingtonia filifera Joshua tree Yucca brevifolia soaptree yucca Yucca elata