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Cycad Trivia Encephalartos horridus, the Eastern Cape Blue Cycad, has been described as one of the most unusual of all the South African species. It is particularly known for its distinctly blue-grey leaves, although the degree of colouration can vary significantly. The species name “horridus” is Latin for “bristly”, after the plant’s stiff, spiny leaflets.  |
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 Encephalartos hirsutus is a species of cycad that is native to Limpopo Province, South Africa. It was recorded from three separate localities on south-east-facing quartzite cliffs in the Makuya Nature Reserve bordering the Kruger National Park at altitudes ranging from 800 to 1 000 m.
The trunks of Encephalartos hirsutus are decumbent and up to 3.5m or rarely 4.2m long. It is 350mm to 400mm in diameter with persistent leaf bases with a golden, densely tomentose (hairy) crown, turning greyish with age.
The numerous leaves are arranged in a dense crown, glaucous, subsessile and rigid with recurved apices. They are 1.1m to 1.2m (-1.4m) long. The petiole is... |
