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Cycad

Ceratozamia norstogii

Cycad
Photo: Daderot, Public domain

Ceratozamia norstogii is a small cycad shrub from the cloud forests of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas in southern Mexico, and it is endangered in the wild. It grows best in bright, humid conditions with well-drained soil and protection from frost.

Family
Zamiaceae (Cycad family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Part shade, Bright indirect
Water
Water when the top few centimetres of soil are dry, and allow the pot to drain freely.
Soil
Free-draining mix such as loam with added grit, bark or perlite.
Temperature
18–28 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Cycads in general contain cycasin and related toxins in seeds, stems and roots that can cause severe illness if eaten; specific data for this species is limited.
Native range
Mexico (E. Oaxaca, W. Chiapas)
Climate
wet tropical

About

Ceratozamia norstogii is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, in Chiapas and Oaxaca states of southwestern Mexico. It is an Endangered species, threatened by habitat loss.

Other Ceratozamia plants

Ceratozamia alvarezii · Cycad · Ceratozamia brevifrons · Ceratozamia chimalapensis · Ceratozamia decumbens · Cycad · Ceratozamia fuscoviridis · Cycad · Ceratozamia hondurensis · Ceratozamia huastecorum · Cycad · Cycad

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ceratozamia norstogii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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