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Plant Habit: Tree
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 6-8 feet
Plant Spread: 6-12 feet
Fruit: Showy
Other: On fruiting cones
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Fruit
Toxicity: Leaves are poisonous
Roots are poisonous
Other: Trunk is poisonous
Containers: Not suitable for containers
Miscellaneous: Dioecious
Conservation status: Vulnerable (VU)

Conservation status:
Conservation status: Vulnerable
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Common names
  • Encephalartos
  • Cycad
  • Bread Palm
  • Mulanje Cycad

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Location: Tampa FL
Date: Aug 2017
female flower cones
Location: Tampa FL
Date: Aug 2017
Location: Tampa FL
Date: Aug 2017
Uploaded by hawkarica
Uploaded by hawkarica
Uploaded by hawkarica
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: March
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: March
credit: Magnus Manske
Location: Cambridge University Botanic Garden
Date: March
credit: Magnus Manske

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