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Cycas furfuracea

Cycas furfuracea is a cycad native to northeastern Western Australia, growing as a shrub-like plant with a short trunk and a crown of stiff, fern-like leaves. It is grown as a specimen plant in warm, frost-free gardens, and it needs well-drained soil and full sun.

Family

Cycadaceae (Cycad family)

Grows as

Shrub

Light

Full sun

Water

Water deeply, then let the soil dry out between waterings; cycads rot if kept wet.

Soil

Free-draining mix with added grit or sand.

Temperature

18–35 °C; protect below 5 °C

How easy

Moderate

Safety

Toxic: All parts, especially the seeds, contain cycasin and related toxins that can cause severe vomiting, liver damage and, with heavy exposure, neurological harm.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).

Native range

N. Western Australia

Climate

seasonally dry tropical

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cycas furfuracea 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.

Pet safety from the ASPCA toxic and non-toxic plant lists.

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