San Diego, southern California, USA: US Stars & Stripes flag in a grove of California fan palms (Washingtonian filifera) on border with Mexico.
The 50 stars on the US flag represent the 50 states of the United States of America, and the 13 stripes represent the thirteen British colonies that declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain, and became the first states in the Nicknames for the flag include the Stars and Stripes, Old Glory, and the Star-Spangled Banner. Washingtonia filifera, also known as desert fan palm, California fan palm or California palm, is a flowering plant in the palm family (Arecaceae) native to the far southwestern United States and Baja California. Growing to 15–20 m (49–66 ft) tall by 3–6 m (10–20 ft) broad, it is an evergreen monocot with a tree-like growth habit. It has a sturdy, columnar trunk and waxy, fan-shaped (palmate) leaves. (Wiki)
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Location: San Diego, southern California.
Photo credit: © Robin Chapman / Alamy / Afripics
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