Encephalartos Plants — Species, Care & Identification
Encephalartos is a plant genus in the Zamiaceae family. PlantoScan has care guides for 65 species in this genus, listed over 2 pages. Each guide covers watering, light, soil, hardiness zone and pet toxicity, with sources.
Encephalartos species
Krantz Aloe
Encephalartos altensteinii
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Kaffir Cycad
Encephalartos caffer
Jane le RouxCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Mountain Cycad
Encephalartos ghellinckii
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Hildebrandt's Cycad
Encephalartos hildebrandtii
Edmundas GreimasCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Blue Cycad
Encephalartos lehmannii
Justin PonderCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Drakenstein cycad
Encephalartos longifolius
Christiaan ViljoenCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Natal Cycad
Encephalartos natalensis
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Blue Cycad
Encephalartos trispinosus
Henry de LangeCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
- False Veldt CycadEncephalartos aemulansPlantoScan
False Veldt Cycad
Encephalartos aemulans
- Flat-leaved EncephalartosEncephalartos aplanatusPlantoScan
Flat-leaved Encephalartos
Encephalartos aplanatus
- Sand CycadEncephalartos arenariusPlantoScan
Sand Cycad
Encephalartos arenarius
- Barter's CycadEncephalartos barteriPlantoScan
Barter's Cycad
Encephalartos barteri
- Short-leaf CycadEncephalartos brevifoliolatusPlantoScan
Short-leaf Cycad
Encephalartos brevifoliolatus
- Buffalo River CycadEncephalartos bubalinusPlantoScan
Buffalo River Cycad
Encephalartos bubalinus
- Waxen CycadEncephalartos cerinusPlantoScan
Waxen Cycad
Encephalartos cerinus
- Chimanimani CycadEncephalartos chimanimaniensisPlantoScan
Chimanimani Cycad
Encephalartos chimanimaniensis
- Handsome CycadEncephalartos concinnusPlantoScan
Handsome Cycad
Encephalartos concinnus
- Shy CycadEncephalartos cupidusPlantoScan
Shy Cycad
Encephalartos cupidus
- Pineapple CycadEncephalartos cycadifoliusPlantoScan
Pineapple Cycad
Encephalartos cycadifolius
- Delucan CycadEncephalartos delucanusPlantoScan
Delucan Cycad
Encephalartos delucanus
- Encephalartos dolomiticusEncephalartos dolomiticusPlantoScan
Encephalartos dolomiticus
- Dyer's CycadEncephalartos dyerianusPlantoScan
Dyer's Cycad
Encephalartos dyerianus
- Encephalartos equatorialisEncephalartos equatorialisPlantoScan
Encephalartos equatorialis
- Eugene Marais CycadEncephalartos eugene-maraisiiPlantoScan
Eugene Marais Cycad
Encephalartos eugene-maraisii
- Fierce EncephalartosEncephalartos feroxPlantoScan
Fierce Encephalartos
Encephalartos ferox
- Freesia CycadEncephalartos friderici-guilielmiPlantoScan
Freesia Cycad
Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi
- Malawi CycadEncephalartos gratusPlantoScan
Malawi Cycad
Encephalartos gratus
- Heenan's CycadEncephalartos heenaniiPlantoScan
Heenan's Cycad
Encephalartos heenanii
- Dwarf CycadEncephalartos hirsutusPlantoScan
Dwarf Cycad
Encephalartos hirsutus
- Karoo CycadEncephalartos horridusPlantoScan
Karoo Cycad
Encephalartos horridus
- Dwarf cycadEncephalartos humilisPlantoScan
Dwarf cycad
Encephalartos humilis
- Transvaal CycadEncephalartos inopinusPlantoScan
Transvaal Cycad
Encephalartos inopinus
- Ituri CycadEncephalartos ituriensisPlantoScan
Ituri Cycad
Encephalartos ituriensis
- Kisambo cycadEncephalartos kisamboPlantoScan
Kisambo cycad
Encephalartos kisambo
- Drakensberg CycadEncephalartos laevifoliusPlantoScan
Drakensberg Cycad
Encephalartos laevifolius
- Bread TreeEncephalartos lanatusPlantoScan
Bread Tree
Encephalartos lanatus
- Eastern Cape CycadEncephalartos latifronsPlantoScan
Eastern Cape Cycad
Encephalartos latifrons
- Laurent's CycadEncephalartos laurentianusPlantoScan
Laurent's Cycad
Encephalartos laurentianus
- Lebombo cycadEncephalartos lebomboensisPlantoScan
Lebombo cycad
Encephalartos lebomboensis
- Mackenzie's cycadEncephalartos mackenzieiPlantoScan
Mackenzie's cycad
Encephalartos mackenziei
- Large cone cycadEncephalartos macrostrobilusPlantoScan
Large cone cycad
Encephalartos macrostrobilus
- Maniken cycadEncephalartos manikensisPlantoScan
Maniken cycad
Encephalartos manikensis
- Marungu CycadEncephalartos marunguensisPlantoScan
Marungu Cycad
Encephalartos marunguensis
- Middelburg cycadEncephalartos middelburgensisPlantoScan
Middelburg cycad
Encephalartos middelburgensis
- Msinga CycadEncephalartos msinganusPlantoScan
Msinga Cycad
Encephalartos msinganus
- Munch's CycadEncephalartos munchiiPlantoScan
Munch's Cycad
Encephalartos munchii
- Ngoye CycadEncephalartos ngoyanusPlantoScan
Ngoye Cycad
Encephalartos ngoyanus
- Cloud Mountain CycadEncephalartos nubimontanusPlantoScan
Cloud Mountain Cycad
Encephalartos nubimontanus
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