Editing Macrozamia diplomera (section)

===Plants:===
If any enthusiasts familiar with
''[Macrozamia reducta]''
were to see a stand of ''M. diplomera''
for the first time their initial impression
would probably be that they were viewing a stand of ''M. reducta''
plants,
though a distinct colour variation from the dark green fronds of ''[Macrozamia reducta]''
plants to a much lighter pale green would be evident. A reappraisal of
the initial identification would quickly follow when a closer inspection of
plants in the stand revealed fronds with divided pinnae, thereby eliminating
any possibility of identification as ''M. reducta''.
In dealing with cycads, however, one quickly forms the conclusion that
the only consistent factor about cycads is their inconsistency. This is certainly true with
''M. diplomera'', as a detailed examination of plants within
the habitat range will indicate fronds with three distinct and different types of pinnae.
These differing pinnae characteristics, which can often be found in various combinations
on the fronds on individual plants in the one stand, are as follows:
(a) those fronds with predominantly divided pinnae (the most commonly occurring type),
(b) those fronds with predominantly entire pinnae, and
(c) those fronds with a mixture of entire and divided pinnae.
Additionally, plants with varying pinnae characteristics can be found growing immediately adjacent
to each other, even though the plants can be virtually identical in size and number of fronds.