Plant family
Cycads — Cycadophyta
118 species across 10 genera in the Growli library
Cycads are ancient, palm-like gymnosperms that predate the dinosaurs — the sago "palm" (Cycas, not a true palm), the cardboard palm (Zamia) and the African bread palms (Encephalartos) among them.
Browse cycads by genus
All cycads we cover
- Albany Cycad
- Australian Cycad
- Australian Foxtail Cycad
- Barter's Cycad
- Blue Cycad
- Blue Cycas
- Blunt-leaf Zamia
- Bolivian Zamia
- Bread Tree Cycad
- Breadtree
- Broad-leaf Horncone
- Burrawang
- Burrawang Palm
- Bush Cycad
- Byfield Fern Cycad
- Califano's Dioon
- Cameroon Cycad
- Cape Cycad
- Cardboard Cycad
- Cardboard Palm
- Ceratozamia hildae
- Ceratozamia mexicana
- Ceratozamia robusta
- Chestnut Dioon
- Colombian Zamia
- Comb Cycad
- Congo Cycad
- Coontie
- Cork Palm
- Cycas Panzhihuaensis
- Cycas Rumphii
- Dark Green Ceratozamia
- Debao Cycad
- Dioon mejiae
- Drakensberg Cycad
- Dressler's Zamia
- Dwarf Cardboard Palm
- Dwarf Cycad
- Dyer's Cycad
- Dyer's Macrozamia
- Eastern Cape Blue Cycad
- Eastern Cape Cycad
- Eastern Cape Cycad
- Emperor Sago
- Encephalartos Ferox
- Encephalartos lebomboensis
- Encephalartos transvenosus
- Encephalartos Villosus
- Epiphytic Zamia
- Fadang
- Few-leaflet Zamia
- Florida Arrowroot
- Giant Dioon
- Grass-leaved Zamia
- Grigua Cycad
- Gum Palm
- Holmgren's Dioon
- Hope's Cycad
- Kaapsehoop Cycad
- Karoo Cycad
- Küster's Ceratozamia
- Lacandon Zamia
- Lepidozamia Peroffskyana
- MacDonnell Ranges Cycad
- Manica Cycad
- Many-pinnate Cycad
- Maritime Zamia
- Merola's Dioon
- Micholitz's Cycad
- Miquel's Cycad
- Miranda's Ceratozamia
- Mombasa Cycad
- Moore's Cycad
- Moore's Macrozamia
- Mpumalanga Cycad
- Mulanje Cycad
- Narrow-leaf Dioon
- Narrow-leaf Zamia
- Natal Cycad
- Natal Grass Cycad
- Normanbya Cycad
- Norstog's Ceratozamia
- Old World Sago Cycad
- Pogge's Cycad
- Prickly Cycad
- Purpus's Dioon
- Queen Sago
- Rzedowski's Dioon
- Sago palm
- Sago Palm 'Aurea'
- Sandstone Cycad
- Schmitz's Cycad
- Short-fronded Ceratozamia
- Siamese Sago Palm
- Sichuan Cycad
- Skinner's Zamia
- Soconusco Zamia
- Sonoran Dioon
- Splendid Zamia
- Standley's Zamia
- Tete Cycad
- Thorny Zamia
- Thouars Cycad
- Thunberg's Cycad
- Tomaselli's Dioon
- Variable Zamia
- Vazquez's Zamia
- Vein-leaved Zamia
- Waterberg Cycad
- Whitelock's Ceratozamia
- Wide-leaf Ceratozamia
- Wood's Cycad
- Zamia Fern
- Zamia loddigesii
- Zamia Palm
- Zamia Pumila
- Zamia Roezlii
- Zaragoza Ceratozamia
Cycads — frequently asked questions
Are cycads toxic to cats and dogs?
Most cycads are not pet-safe. Of the 118 cycads in the Growli library, 118 (100%) carry a toxic or mildly-toxic ASPCA classification and 0 are pet-safe. They are not uniformly safe, so always confirm the exact species on its pet-safety page before trusting it around cats or dogs.
How much light do cycads need?
Most cycads want bright, indirect light — 58 of the 118 in our library do best there. If yours stretches toward the window or loses its variegation it needs more light; scorched or bleached leaves mean it is getting too much.
Are cycads easy to care for?
Cycads are moderate to grow: the one real requirement is a genuinely bright spot out of harsh midday sun. Get the light right and most of the rest of their care follows.
What is the Cycadophyta family?
The Cycadophyta family — the cycads — groups 118 species across 10 genera in the Growli library, most prominently Encephalartos, Zamia, Cycas. Members share a broadly similar light, water and soil pattern, which is why it pays to learn the family before the individual plant.