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Encephalartos heenanii
Encephalartos heenanii is a medium-sized cycad with an erect stem that may become procumbent with age. This cycad is commonly known as the woolly cycad...
Encephalartos ghellinckii
The Drakensberg cycad should be not be confused with any other species because of its very narrow and exceptionally revolute leaflets, which are unique...
Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi
Although Encephalartos friderici-guilielmi experiences harsh growing conditions in its natural habitat, it is very adaptable to different climatic conditions....
Encephalartos ferox
A cycad with dark green, arching, holly-like leaves and striking red cones....
Encephalartos eugene-maraisii
This is a medium-sized to large, bluish-green cycad, which is suited to cool subtropical and temperate regions....
Encephalartos dyerianus
Encephalartos dyerianus is a medium-sized, bluish-green cycad with a very dense leaf canopy. This is an extremely rare cycad, and is endemic to South Africa,...
Encephalartos cycadifolius
Encephalartos cycadifolius is a medium-sized, single to multi-stemmed cycad that is both frost-tolerant and drought-resistant. It is an Eastern...
Encephalartos cupidus
Encephalartos cupidus is a very attractive, desirable, frost-hardy, dwarf, multi-stemmed cycad with its usually subterranean stem and blue green leaves,...
Encephalartos cerinus
Encephalartos cerinus is a small cycad with a subterranean stem that may be partly exposed when growing among rocks. Leaves and cones are covered by a...
Encephalartos caffer
Encephalartos caffer is a relatively rare dwarf cycad in the sour grassveld of the Eastern Cape Province. It appears to be closely related to another grassland...
Encephalartos arenarius
Encephalartos arenarius is a medium-sized, multi-stemmed, subterranean plant about 1-2 m high. It grows well in semi-shade but can tolerate full...
Encephalartos aplanatus
Encephalartos aplanatus is a shade-loving cycad that closely resembles E. villosus. The leaflets of E. aplanatus, however, tend to be wider than those...
Encephalartos altensteinii
Encephalartos altensteinii is a very ornamental garden plant and probably the most common of all the cycads in cultivation. This species is long-lived,...
Encephalartos aemulans
An extremely rare cycad, which is endemic to South Africa, and known from a single mountain in the Vryheid District, in KwaZulu-Natal. Female and male...
Empodium elongatum
Autumn stars, elusive among grasses, are spotted by their bright yellow starry flowers....
Empleurum unicapsulare
Empleurum unicapsulare is a single-stemmed, evergreen shrub, which has a similar growth habit to a willow tree. It slender and upright growth form with...
Elytropappus rhinocerotis
This plant is now called Dicerothamnus rhinocerotis....
Elionurus muticus
Elionurus muticus is an ornamental grass that forms dense tufts with wiry, narrow leaf blades and showy, curved inflorescences. This grass is easily distinguished...
Elephantorrhiza elephantina
Underground trees might sound like a new environmentalist movement, but these fascinating plants do exist in reality. In more than one way, they've...
Elephantorrhiza burkei
This low -growing tree boasts fragrant, creamy white to yellow flowers in early summer and can also be successfully grown in a container, as it has a non-aggressive...