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Cycas lane-poolei

Cycas lane-poolei is a cycad shrub from the seasonally dry tropics of northern Western Australia. It grows best in full sun with well-drained soil and infrequent deep watering once established.

Family
Cycadaceae (Cycad family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained sandy or loamy soil, or a cactus-style mix.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: All parts of cycads, especially the seeds, contain toxins that can cause vomiting, liver damage and other serious harm if eaten.. Toxic to cats and dogs (ASPCA).
Native range
N. Western Australia
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Cycas lane-poolei is a species of cycad. It was first recognised in 1923 by Charles A. Gardner, the Western Australian government botanist, after a 1921 expedition to the Kimberley region. It is named after Charles Lane Poole.

Other Cycas plants

Cycas aculeata · Cycas aenigma · Cycas angulata · Cycas annaikalensis · Cycad · Cycas arenicola · Zamia Palm · Cycas arnhemica · Cycas badensis · Cycad · Cycas basaltica · Beddome’s Cycas

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cycas lane-poolei 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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