Family Cycadaceae

Family Cycadaceae

Cycads look a bit like palm trees and have short thick stems covered with leathery leaf bases. The tallest species can reach 19 metres and the smallest is only a few inches high. They have fern-like leaves and simple cones and even though they produce vast quantities of pollen like wind-pollinated plants, it is probable that insects are responsible for carrying pollen grains to the female plants. [CH] {EN}