Australian Native Plants - Cycads
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Bowenia spectabilis
(Zamia Fern) |
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Height
to 1.5m |
The Zamia Fern is a cycad with smooth edged leaves growing straight from the underground tuber with about seven branches on mature leaf. The individual leaflets are in bipinnate arrangement around the stem. The fruit is pineapple shaped cone, with... Read more > |
Macrozamia communis
(Burrawang) |
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Height
3m
Spread
3m |
Macrozamia communis is an Australian cycad found on the east coast of New South Wales. It has large glossy, deep-green fern-like (pinnate) leaves about 1m to 2m long. Plants on shallow soils and on rocky ridges usually have a short columnar trunk.... Read more > |
Macrozamia johnsonii
(Johnsons Cycad) |
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Height
3m
Spread
4m |
Johnson's Cycad (Macrozamia johnsonii) is a large spectacular cycad, and the largest cycad species in New South Wales. Macrozamia johnsonii used to be known as the New South Wales form of Macrozamia moorei, being recognised as a separate species in... Read more > |
Macrozamia macdonnellii
(MacDonnell Ranges Cycad) |
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Height
3m
Spread
3m |
The MacDonnell Ranges Cycad is a medium to large cycad with blue green leaves that grow to 1.5m to 2.5m long and arch downwards stiffly. The crown may have 50 to 120 keeled leaves. The trunk grows to 3m tall and about 60cm to 80cm in diameter. Its... Read more > |
Macrozamia miquelii
(Burrawang) |
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Height
1m
Spread
3m |
Macrozamia miquelii is a medium-sized cycad. It is an attractive plant with comparatively soft green fronds with narrow pointed leaflets that stand upright initially before arching downwards with age. The trunk is usually subterranean with little of... Read more > |
Macrozamia moorei
(Moore's Cycad) |
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Height
2m to 7m
Spread
3m |
Moore's Cycad is the tallest Macrozamia cycad and can reach 7m with trunk diameter of 50cm to 80cm. The fronds are dull green and up to 2.5m long with a short stem. Leaflets are about 20cm to 30cm long and 5mm to 100 wide, with each frond having 120... Read more > |
Macrozamia riedlei
(Zamia Palm) |
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Height
2m
Spread
3m |
The Zamia Palm is a relatively small cycad with a crown of twelve to thirty glossy green leaves. The fronds are 1.2 m to 2.2 m long and slightly keeled. Each frond has about 92 to 50 leaflets which are about 23cm to 48cm long and 1cm wide. The cycad... Read more > |
