Encephalartos lehmannii Lehmann

Synonymy: Several; see The Cycad Pages Distribution: South Africa
Common name: Karoo cycad Conservation status: Rare

Typical habitat, Middleton, Eastern
Cape Province, South Africa

Large adults in habitat, Middleton

Close-up of large adult in habitat, Middleton

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Normal form in a private garden
in Los Angeles, CA, USA

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"Corty" form in a private garden
in Santa Barbara, CA, USA

Top three photos courtesy and copyright © 1999, Steve Trollip. Bottom two photos courtesy and copyright © 1998, Geoff Stein.

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