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 …

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 …

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 …

Today, cycads are threatened with extinction because of illegal collection, habitat destruction, and loss of pollinators. Cycads are the most primitive of surviving gymnosperms, or cone-bearing …

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

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …