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Encephalartos horridus
Eastern Cape Blue Cycad
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Cycadophyta | All cycads—primitive palm-like plants |
| Class | Cycadopsida | Cycads |
| Order | Cycadales | Living cycads (most are extinct) |
| Family | Zamiaceae | Cycas that are superficially palm- or fernlike |
| Genus | Encephalartos | Bread palms, bread tree, or Kaffir bread because they produce a breadlike starchy food |
| Species | horridus | “Very prickly or bristly” |
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Encephalartos horridus description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020.
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2/24/2010 · San Diego (Quail) Botanic Garden, Encinitas, CA 
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