Encephalartos cycadifolius
Winterberg cycad
Family Zamiaceae
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About
Encephalartos cycadifolius, the Winterberg cycad, grows in the Winterberg mountains of the Eastern Cape, South Africa, at 1,200–1,800 m.
Care at a glance
- Pet safety
- Not recorded. We have no source on whether this plant is safe for cats, dogs or other pets — that is not the same as safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked.
- People
- Not recorded.
- Mature size
- Trunk up to about 1.5 m; leaves 60–90 cm long.
Field notes
Morphology
The trunk reaches up to 1.5 m and often suckers from the base. Olive-green leaves 60–90 cm long have thornless stalks and smooth-edged leaflets 9–12 cm long. Plants bear one or two grey-woolly cones: male cones 13–22 cm long, female cones 20–30 cm long and greenish-yellow. Seeds have a yellow-orange to amber coat.
Distribution & habitat
Native to the Winterberg mountains north of Bedford, Eastern Cape, at 1,200–1,800 m.
Habitat
- Altitude
- Not recorded
- Altitude class
- —
- Native to
- South Africa
- IUCN status
- Least concern
Cultivation
- Difficulty
- Not recorded
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