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Cycas revoluta (sago palm or king sago palm). Note this is actually a cycad and not a palm.
Cycas revoluta
This vista can be found in the Garden of Eden, in Maui
Garden of Eden
Rainclouds roll in on this rainforest in Maui
Silouetted rainforest
An old and thich-trunked tree in Cadiz, Spain
Old tree
Death Valley has quite a variety of topography and geologic formations.
Scubby tree on Telescope Peak trail
The clouds roll in above this rainforest on Maui
Clouds above the rainforest
pines such as these are found as a backdrop to Spartina marsh within the Monie Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Pine tree
Waxy flowering plant in Maui, Hawaii
Waxy flower
Palm tree at sunset on Maui swaying in the evening breeze
Palm Sunset
Death Valley has quite a variety of topography and geologic formations.
Death Valley National Park
Illustration of a tall Eucalypt
Eucalyptus spp. (Eucalypt) 2
Illustration of a tall eucalypt with root system
Eucalyptus spp. (Eucalypt) 3
Illustration of a generic rainforest tree
Generic tree: rainforest 1
Illustration of a generic rainforest tree
Generic tree: rainforest 2
Willow tree along the bank of the River Isar in Landshut, Bavaria, Germany
Willow on the Isar River
Silversword (Argyroxiphium sandwicense macrocephalum) found at the top of the volcano Haleakala in the Haleakala National Park. The delicate shallow root structures are sensitive to pressure from walking on nearby rocks.
Silversword atop Haleakala
Elevation and slope are important features of the forests found in Shenandoah National Park
Slope and elevation
Hiking to Annapolis Rocks in Western Maryland via Appalachian Trail
View along Appalachian Trail
Forest in ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve, South Carolina
ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve
While palm trees still abound in this manicured area of Kaanapali (on Maui), little undergrowth can be seen on the lawns right next to the ocean.
Palm trees
While a few plants do grow near the top of Haleakala Volcano, several exhibit stunted growth.
Stunted plant growth along Haleakala
Likely a lightning strike damaged this tree.
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Palmetto forest in ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve, South Carolina
ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve
ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve, South Carolina
ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve
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