Encephalartos horridus (Eastern Cape Blue Cycad)

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 12 Oct 2018.