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Cycad

Macrozamia plurinervia

Cycad
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0

Macrozamia plurinervia is a slow-growing, stemmed cycad native to subtropical eastern Australia, from southeast Queensland to northeast New South Wales. It is grown as a sculptural landscape or container plant and needs free-draining soil and sun to thrive.

Family
Zamiaceae (Cycad family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, letting the soil dry out between waterings.
Soil
Free-draining sandy or gritty mix; avoid waterlogged ground.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Safety
Toxic: All parts, especially seeds and stems, contain cycasin and related toxins that can cause serious illness if eaten.
Native range
SE. Queensland to NE. New South Wales
Climate
subtropical

About

Macrozamia plurinervia is a species of plant in the family Zamiaceae. It is endemic to Australia. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry forests.

Other Macrozamia plants

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

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Macrozamia plurinervia 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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