Accession Data

Stangeria eriopus

Common Name: Natal Grass Cycad

Family: Zamiaceae

Synonym(s): Stangeria paradoxa T. Moore

Country of Origin: South Africa: East Cape to Natal

Description: Fern-like perennial cycad with trunk partially subterranean and to 30 cm above ground; sometimes branching and each bearing 1-4 pinnate leathery leaves from 50 cm to 2 meters in length; the few pinnae linear-lanceolate and spiny-toothed; cones silvery pubescent, the males cyclindrical, female ones shorter and ovoid.

Southeast coast of South Africa between 27°S and 33°S and within 50 km of the sea, although remote from salt spray. Habitat open and dense evergreen forests, and short grassland. Soils includes sands and heavy black clays. Rainfall 750 to 1000 mm, with a summer maximum. Frosts are rare.2

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 9b-11

Accession #: 199600016

Accession Date: 1996-08-31 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1110

Quantity: 1

Source: Tim Devine - CSU Chico

Classification

Division: Cycadophyta

Class: Cycadopsida

Subclass: Cycadidae

Order: Cycadales

Family: Zamiaceae

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References

  1. Exotica 4 by AB Graf
  2. Stangeria eriopus at Gymnosperm Database. Last accessed on Tuesday, January 09, 2018.
  3. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, January 09, 2018.
  4. WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, February 08, 2017.
  5. Stangeria eriopus at WikiSpecies. Last accessed on Tuesday, January 09, 2018.

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