Stangeria eriopus

Synonymy: Stangeria paradoxa, Lomaria lagopus Distribution: Eastern South Africa, southeastern Mozambique
Common name: Natal grass cycad; Pondo (?)—finguane, juma; Xhosa—umFingwane (whole plant), umNcuma (cone); Zulu—imFingo, inFingo. Source for local names: M. Bonta & R. Osborne, Cycads in the Vernacular. Conservation status: Rare

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Normal form

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Grassveldt form

Seedlings of the grassveldt form

Bizarre cycad from South Africa believed for many years to be a fern. 
Essential in the collection of any cycad enthusiast.

Top and middle photos courtesy and copyright © 1998, Geoff Stein; taken in a private garden in Los Angeles, CA. Bottom photo courtesy and copyright © 2000, Martin Gibbons & Tobias Spanner, Rare Palm Seeds site.

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