Encephalartos cycadifolius (Jacquin)
| Synonymy: Numerous; see The Cycad Pages | Distribution: South Africa |
| Common name: Winterberg cycad | Conservation status: Vulnerable |
Typical habitat, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Adults in habitat; leaves are about 1 meter tall
Adults in habitat
Plant in foreground flusing new leaves
following fire damage; leaves on ground
represent baboon damage
Adult in cultivation in a private
garden in Los Angeles, CA, USA
Top four photos courtesy and copyright © 1999, Steve Trollip. Bottom photo courtesy and copyright © 1998, Geoff Stein.
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