Plants > Cycadales
AT A GLANCECommon Name: Ngotshe CycadScientific Name: Encephalartos aemulansCategory: PlantsSubcategory: CycadalesSize: Trunk height: up to 10 ft (3.0 m); Frond length: 4.0–5.5 ft (1.2–1.7 m)Weight: Mature plant biomass: 200–600 lb (90–270 kg)Lifespan: Exceeds...
Plants > Conifers
OverviewThe Atlas Cedar (Cedrus atlantica) is a majestic, ancient conifer native exclusively to the rugged, high-elevation slopes of the Atlas and Rif Mountains of Morocco and Algeria in North Africa. Standing up to forty meters tall with a broad, pyramidal crown that...
Plants > Conifers
OverviewThe Paraná Pine (Araucaria angustifolia), also known culturally as the Candelabra Tree or Brazilian Pine, is a magnificent, ancient conifer that serves as the defining keystone species of the high-altitude subtropical moist forests of southern Brazil and...
