Zamia furfuracea

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   palm-cycad

Height: 3 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 3.
Width: 7 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 7.
Lifespan: perennial
Origin: Mexico
Cultivation
Sunset Zones: 11-12
Scientific Names

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Read about Zamia furfuracea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Zamia furfuracea, Ait. Trunk cylindrical, 1-2 ft. tall: petioles dilated and concave at the base, with several small prickles; lfts. about 10-12 pairs, opposite or alternate, oblanceolate, entire on the lower half but serrate or jagged toward the top, acute or obtuse, scurfy beneath (as also the rachis): cone oval-conical, downy, pedunculate, pale yellowish brown, the pistillate ones 4 in. or less long. Mex.


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Small to medium sized cycad. Attractive. Stem is underground when plant is young. Leaflets are broad. Leaflets are hairy. Leaflets are stiff. Leaflets are olive-green. Leaflets are leathery. Leaflets grow on spiny stalks. Plant forms a mound, with spreading leaves. Pink to red seeds. Great tub plant.

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