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Cycad Trivia Encephalartos eugene-maraisii is endemic to South Africa, where it is limited to Limpopo. It is known as the Waterberg cycad. The species was named for South African naturalist Eugène Marais.  |
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Modjadji Cycad View Details E. transvenosus Price: R 7,000.00 nmd | 
Middelburg Cycad View Details E. middelburgensis Price: R 15,000.00 Potted | 
Karoo Cycad View Details E. lehmannii Price: R 7,500.00 Potted Female |
 Encephalartos lanatus, also known as the Olifants River Cycad or the Woolly Cycad, occurs in the upper catchment area of the Olifants River in the Middelburg, Witbank and Bronkhorstspruit districts of the Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces in South Africa. It also occurs along the Little Olifants and Wilge rivers in this area. It is normally a medium-sized, single-stemmed plant about 1–1,5 m high. In the garden, it enjoys a position in full sun and is a strong architectural plant that makes a good focal point. E. lanatus is frost-hardy, fire-adapted and drought-resistant.
It is a small, slow-growing tree with stems usually about 1,5 -2,5m long and 25–30 cm in... |
