You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For consistency, answers should be in all lower cased letters.

Category: IT'S A BYRD
Clue: Unusual middle name of Richard E. Byrd, it's also the first name of the author of "Brideshead Revisited"
evelyn

Category: BEGINS & ENDS WITH "K"
Clue: In 1979 this rock group topped the charts with "My Sharona"
the knack

Category: PLANTS
Clue: In 2006 the city of L.A. Iimited its planting of this tall tree because it's disease-prone, non-native & gives little shade
the palm