Earlier this year, Lotusland research associate Jeff Chemnick traveled with his wife, UCSB marine science and policy advisor Satie Airame, to China in search of rare cycads, an ancient plant that ...

At first glance, a cycad plant - a "sago palm"- could pass for a true palm, with its single cylindrical trunk topped by a cluster of fronds. Palms and cycads are sold side by side in specialized ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. It might have survived the dinosaurs, but finding a partner ...

Paleobotanist Mario Coiro of the Institute of Paleontology at the University of Vienna and colleagues at the University of Montpellier (France) have made an important breakthrough in understanding the ...

A new flush of Encephalartos barterii at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Older leaves should not be removed because new leaves are sensitive and can be easily injured while older leaves store ...

The biggest threats to the survival of cycads comes from wealthy people obsessed with owning them and willing to pay large sums to own one of this ancient group of cone-producing plants. “Cycads are ...