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Cycas circinalis L.
Sago-palm, Queen sago

Cycas circinalis
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr

Family: Cycadaceae

Group: Gymnosperm

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Native Range: India.

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Other data on Cycas circinalis available from :

Cycas circinalis has been found in the following 11 conservation areas :
Occurrence Native Status
Alice C. Wainwright Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Enchanted Forest Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Everglades National Park Possibly Extirpated Not Native, Cultivated Only
Frenchman's Forest Natural Area Present Not Native, Naturalized
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park Presumed Extirpated Not Native, Cultivated Only
Juno Dunes Natural Area Present Not Native, Naturalized
Jupiter Ridge Natural Area Present Not Native, Naturalized
Ocean Ridge Hammock Park Present Not Native, Naturalized
Sunny Palms Pineland Present Not Native, Cultivated Only
Warbler Wetland Natural Area Present Not Native, Cultivated Only

Cycas circinalis has been found in the following county :
Occurrence Native Status
Palm Beach County

Cycas circinalis has been found in the following habitat :
Coastal Berm

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Cycas circinalis
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr
Cycas circinalis
Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr