Cycads   Encephalartos dyerianus

Synonymy:
E. granticolus

Common Names:
None

Distribution:
A single hill in Northern Transvaal Province, South Africa.

Habitat:
Rocky, grassy hillsides.

Description:
A medium to large, clumping cycad, with up to 4 trunks that get to about 4m long. Leaves are glaucous, veed in cross section, and up to 1.7m long. Young leaves are silvery.

General:

Culture:
Sunny, well drained position. Dislikes frost.

Figure 1. E. dyerianus

Figure 2. E. dyerianus

Reference:	Cycads Of The World, David Jones.
Contributed by:	Mike Gray

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