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Contributed by amazon 28.11 2007 on 10:14:14 Topic: Plants / Tropical and Subtropical Plants Match on Article's textThe Mexican Cycas is a true living fossil, the name often applied to cycads because they have changed very little in the last 200 million years. Dioon edule is truly a handsome and distinctive specimen. And it is one of the most cold hardy cycads. Mature and established plants have been reported to tolerate temperatures down to 9 F for several days. ...
Contributed by amazon 07.10 2007 on 19:06:22 Topic: Plants / Other Match on TitleThis unique plant resembles a palm tree but is actually a cycad. These living fossils, members of the Cycadaceae family, dominated the landscape during the Mesozoic era over 150 million years ago. Today about 10 genera of cycads still survive. The most commonly grown is the Japanese sago, also called the sago palm (even though it isnt really a palm). ...
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