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Macrozamia fawcettii

Macrozamia fawcettii
Photo: Cyril Nelson, Public domain

Macrozamia fawcettii is a cycad native to New South Wales, Australia, with a short trunk or subterranean stem and a crown of stiff, fern-like leaves. Like other cycads it is slow growing and needs well-drained soil and sun to thrive.

Family
Zamiaceae (Cycad family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply, then let the soil dry out between waterings; avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining mix such as sandy loam or a gritty cactus-style mix.
Temperature
Tolerates roughly 5 to 35 °C; protect from hard frost.
How easy
Moderate
Safety
Toxic: Seeds and other parts contain cycasin-type toxins; ingestion can cause serious illness.
Native range
NE. New South Wales
Climate
subtropical

About

Macrozamia fawcettii is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to New South Wales, Australia.

Other Macrozamia plants

Cycad · Burrawong · Nundle Cycad · Cycad · Cycad · Cycad · Macrozamia diplomera · Macrozamia douglasii · Macrozamia dyeri · Cycad · Macrozamia fearnsidei · Cycad

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Macrozamia fawcettii 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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