A bare-rooted young cycad seedling reveals how a root system is initially constructed, shown below the brown line indicating the soil surface. This root growth is enabled by resources that are stored ...

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 ...

When a plant endemic to several islands in the Western Pacific Ocean taps the services of a helpful insect, a double-dose of benefits comes its way. The plant is a member of a unique group of plants ...

I bought an unusual plant the other day, a big beautiful cycad. It was a tad pricey, as are many big, slow-growing nursery plants. I could have purchased a smaller, less expensive cycad, but a really ...

Despite being known for their wisdom, the ancient Greeks were fooled by cycads: They thought these seed plants were actually palm trees. This misunderstanding began with Theophrastus, who followed ...