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Encephalartos paucidentatus
Barberton cycad is a slow-growing, palm-like cycad from the mountains of Mpumalanga and Eswatini, grown for its crown of long, bright green leaves. It needs a sunny, well-drained spot and a frost-free climate.
Encephalartos paucidentatus is a species of cycad.
It is endemic to the mountains near Barberton in Mpumalanga Province, and near Piggs Peak in the northwestern part of Eswatini, in South Africa.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Encephalartos paucidentatus 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.
