Cycads / ˈsaɪkædz / —constituting the division Cycadophyta —are seed plants with a stout, woody cylindrical trunk with a crown of large, hard, stiff, evergreen and usually pinnate (feather-shaped) …

Cycad, any of the palmlike woody gymnospermous plants that constitute the order Cycadales. The order consists of three extant families, which contain about 10 genera and about 310 species. Some …

Cycads are an ancient group of vascular plants that were once a prominent component of the world’s flora. The oldest cycad fossils date to the early Permian (280 million years ago) or late Carboniferous …

Cycads (division Cycadophyta) are an ancient group of seed plants characterized by a large crown of compound leaves and a stout, erect trunk up to seven meters (23 feet) high. They are evergreen, …

Mar 16, 2025 · This guide consolidates essential knowledge about cycad care, propagation, and conservation, providing accessible insights for botanical gardens, nurseries, and serious hobbyists.

Today only a handful of cycads still exist, and many are facing possible extinction in the wild (such as Microcycas in western Cuba). However, because of their large attractive leaves, many cycads have …

In fact, the Mesozoic era (65 to 230 million years ago) is often called the Age of Cycads and Dinosaurs, in honor of two of the most prominent lifeforms at the time. There was a strong relationship between …

There are more than 200 cycad species. Cycads are often mistaken for palms, but are in fact only distantly related. Misleading common names like “sago palm” further the confusion. Their tropical …

Somewhere in the complex evolutionary pattern between the ferns and seed plants came the cycads, which are tropical and relatives of other cone-bearing (conifer) plants.

According to the IUCN – World Conservation Union’s Cycad Specialist Group, cycads represent one of the most threatened plant groups in the world. More than half of the currently accepted 377 species …