The leaves have a tubular sheath at the base that usually splits open on one side when it is grown. They have large evergreen leaves that are either 'fan-leaved' (palmate) or 'feather-leaved' (pinnate) and arranged in a spiral at the top of the trunk. Most palms are a straight, unbranched stem, but sometimes a branching stem, or even a creeping vine, such as the rattan. This grove of Washingtonia filifera in Palm Canyon, California is growing alongside a stream running through the desert.
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