Phoenix canariensis Phoenix canariensis Phoenix canariensis is a species of flowering plant in the palm family Arecaceae, native to the Canary Islands. It is a relative of "Phoenix dactylifera", the true date palm. It is the natural symbol of the Canary Islands, together with the canary "Serinus canaria". Mature "P. canariensis" are often used in the ornamental landscape and are collected and transplanted to their new planting location. A Canary Island Date Palm with of trunk is approximately 60 years of age. "Phoenix canariensis" is a large solitary palm, tall, occasionally growing to . The leaves are pinnate, long, with 80–100 leaflets
Niebla dactylifera Niebla dactylifera Niebla dactylifera is a fruticose lichen that grows only on San Nicolas Island in the Channel Islands of California. The epithet, "dactylifera", is in reference to the terminal finger-like branches. "Niebla dactylifera" is recognized by the thallus divided into tubular-prismatic branches that arise from a thick basal attachment area; the branches, which are not more than 3.0 cm high, become widened above similar to the palm of a hand from which develop many shorter finger like branches. The cortex is not more than 75 µm thick, in contrast to that of "Niebla dissecta", 75–110 µm thick, a similar