Some Common Plants of Upper Newport Bay
Fan Palm  (Washingtonia ssp.)
Plant: The only native palm to Southern California.  It has a large, gray unbranched trunk with horizontal lines and vertical fissures.  California species grows 20 to 60 feet tall and is found in secluded desert canyons and along fault lines.  Mexican species is taller with a thinner trunk.
Plant: Big Canyon - 31-May-02
Date: 8/4/2005