Cycad species guides

Encephalartos aemulans

Ngotshe cycad

Encephalartos aemulans, the critically endangered Ngotshe cycad: identification, cultivated availability, permit rules and verified plants for sale in South Africa.

Encephalartos altensteinii

Eastern Cape cycad

Encephalartos altensteinii, the classic Eastern Cape cycad: how to identify it, what a trunked specimen is worth, permit requirements and listings in South Africa.

Encephalartos arenarius

Alexandria cycad

Encephalartos arenarius for sale: green and true blue forms, dune habitat, growth rate, permit requirements and expert-verified South African listings.

Encephalartos brevifoliolatus

Escarpment cycad

Encephalartos brevifoliolatus, the Escarpment cycad, is extinct in the wild. What that means for collectors, how it is identified and why it is not traded openly.

Encephalartos caffer

Eastern Cape dwarf cycad

Encephalartos caffer, the stemless Eastern Cape dwarf cycad: identification, why it suits small gardens and pots, permit rules and plants for sale.

Encephalartos cerinus

Waxen cycad

Encephalartos cerinus, the critically endangered waxen cycad of KwaZulu-Natal: identification, cultivated availability, permits and verified listings.

Encephalartos cupidus

Blyde River cycad

Encephalartos cupidus, the critically endangered Blyde River cycad: field identification, why wild plants were stripped, permit rules and legal listings.

Encephalartos cycadifolius

Sneeuberg cycad

Encephalartos cycadifolius, the cold-hardy Sneeuberg cycad: identification, why it suits frosty gardens, permit rules and plants for sale in South Africa.

Encephalartos dolomiticus

Wolkberg cycad

Encephalartos dolomiticus, the critically endangered Wolkberg cycad: how to identify the blue dolomite-country plant, permit rules and verified listings.

Encephalartos dyerianus

Lillie cycad

Encephalartos dyerianus, the silver Lillie cycad from Limpopo: identification, why the silver leaf form is prized, permits and verified plants for sale.

Encephalartos eugene-maraisii

Waterberg cycad

Encephalartos eugene-maraisii, the blue Waterberg cycad: identification within the Limpopo blue group, price drivers, permit rules and listings.

Encephalartos ferox

Zululand coastal cycad

Encephalartos ferox for sale: holly-like leaflets, brilliant red cones, coastal garden performance, permit requirements and verified South African listings.

Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi

Winter-berg cycad

Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi, the woolly-crowned Winterberg cycad: identification, cold hardiness, permit requirements and plants for sale.

Encephalartos ghellinckii

Drakensberg cycad

Encephalartos ghellinckii, the high-altitude Drakensberg cycad: identification, extreme cold tolerance, permit rules and verified plants for sale.

Encephalartos heenanii

Woolly cycad

Encephalartos heenanii, the woolly cycad now extinct in the wild in South Africa: identification, conservation status, permit rules and legitimate plants.

Encephalartos hirsutus

Venda cycad

Encephalartos hirsutus, the critically endangered Venda cycad: identification of the blue hairy-leaved Limpopo species, permits and verified listings.

Encephalartos horridus

Eastern Cape blue cycad

Buy Encephalartos horridus in South Africa: how to identify the blue Eastern Cape form, what drives price, permit rules and expert-verified plants for sale.

Encephalartos humilis

Dwarf cycad

Encephalartos humilis, the smallest South African cycad: identification, why it suits pots and small gardens, permit rules and plants for sale.

Encephalartos inopinus

Lydenburg cycad

Encephalartos inopinus, the critically endangered Lydenburg cycad with sickle-shaped leaflets: identification, permits and verified plants for sale.

Encephalartos laevifolius

Kaapsehoop cycad

Encephalartos laevifolius, the critically endangered Kaapsehoop cycad: identification of the smooth blue-green mist-belt species, permits and listings.

Encephalartos lanatus

Olifants River cycad

Encephalartos lanatus, the woolly-crowned Olifants River cycad from Mpumalanga: identification, cold hardiness, permits and plants for sale.

Encephalartos latifrons

Albany cycad

Encephalartos latifrons for sale in South Africa: identification, why it is critically endangered, permit requirements and expert-verified plants with certificates.

Encephalartos lebomboensis

Lebombo cycad

Encephalartos lebomboensis, the glossy green Lebombo cycad: identification, price drivers, permit rules and verified plants for sale in South Africa.

Encephalartos lehmannii

Karoo cycad

Encephalartos lehmannii for sale: identifying the Karoo blue cycad and its Willowmore form, price drivers, permit rules and verified South African listings.

Encephalartos longifolius

Thunberg's cycad

Encephalartos longifolius, the variable Eastern Cape species with long leaves and huge cones: identification, price drivers, permits and listings.

Encephalartos middelburgensis

Middelburg cycad

Encephalartos middelburgensis, the tall blue Mpumalanga cycad: identification within the blue group, price drivers, permit rules and listings.

Encephalartos msinganus

Msinga cycad

Encephalartos msinganus, the critically endangered Msinga cycad of KwaZulu-Natal: identification, cultivated availability, permits and listings.

Encephalartos natalensis

Natal giant cycad

Encephalartos natalensis for sale in South Africa: identification against woodii, garden performance, growth rate, permit rules and verified listings.

Encephalartos ngoyanus

Ngoye dwarf cycad

Encephalartos ngoyanus, the small KwaZulu-Natal grassland cycad: identification, container suitability, permit requirements and plants for sale.

Encephalartos nubimontanus

Cloud Mountain cycad

Encephalartos nubimontanus, the blue Cloud Mountain cycad now extinct in the wild: identification, conservation status, permits and legitimate plants.

Encephalartos paucidentatus

Barberton cycad

Encephalartos paucidentatus, the tall Barberton cycad with long arching leaves: identification, price drivers, permit rules and plants for sale.

Encephalartos princeps

Kei blue cycad

Encephalartos princeps for sale in South Africa: identifying the Great Fish and Kei River blue forms, size expectations, permits and verified listings.

Encephalartos senticosus

Jozini cycad

Encephalartos senticosus, the robust Lebombo range cycad from Jozini: identification, price drivers, permit requirements and verified listings.

Encephalartos transvenosus

Modjadji cycad

Encephalartos transvenosus for sale: South Africa's tallest cycad, the Modjadji forest, growth rate, garden use, permits and verified listings.

Encephalartos trispinosus

Bushman River cycad

Encephalartos trispinosus for sale in South Africa: how to identify the three-spined leaflets, what a good plant costs, permit rules and verified listings.

Encephalartos villosus

Poor man's cycad

Encephalartos villosus, the widely available forest cycad: identification, why it suits shade gardens, permit rules and plants for sale in South Africa.

Encephalartos woodii

Wood's cycad

Encephalartos woodii explained: why every plant is a male clone, how offsets are traced, permit rules in South Africa and verified woodii listings with certificates.

Stangeria eriopus

Natal grass cycad

Stangeria eriopus, South Africa's fern-like cycad: how to identify it, the grassland and forest forms, permit rules and plants for sale.