The lush, long-living Cycas revoluta plant isn't actually a palm at all, though its foliage looks like palm fronds. Sagos are part of the cycad family and are native to southern Japan. Cycads go back ...

A mysterious chemical signal enters the ether and the cycad weevil, tranes internatus, and the cycad blue butterfly, theclinesthes onycha, know that the time is right for them to lay their eggs, and ...

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 ...

Cycads are an ancient group of plants that have been around since the age of dinosaurs. They were dominant plants at that time, but most are currently considered endangered. While there are more than ...

The ancient and slow-growing plants are some of the longest-lived and most exotically beautiful in the world. They are also among the rarest. Now, in response to a spate of thefts by traffickers, ...