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Ceratozamia zaragozae
Also called Zaragosa's Horncone
Ceratozamia zaragozae is a rare cycad from northeastern Mexico, known from a small area near the Rio Verde in San Luis Potosí, and it is critically endangered in the wild. It is grown by collectors as a slow-growing, long-lived foliage plant, and its survival depends on protecting its native habitat and on responsible propagation.
Ceratozamia zaragozae is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to the Rio Verde in El Capulín, San Luis Potosí state in northeastern Mexico. It is a Critically endangered species, threatened by habitat loss. It is found southwest of the Rio Verde, in Capulin district.
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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.
