A ferocious cycad – Encephalartos ferox

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Not for the average conservatory, Encephalartos ferox, almost a living fossil and apparently a ferocious one too (ferox). And Orange, or reddish-orange, these cones. Altogether striking, enjoying the heat and high humidity of the Palm House at Kew.

http://www.kew.org/plants/cycads/pollination.html

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