Zamia integrifolia | |
"Coontie" | |
LHBC 35 | |
Family: Zamiaceae | |
Native to: Florida, Bahamas, Eastern Cuba | |
In the wild, the stems of this species are often mostly subterranean. Sometimes eaten, although all species of cycad are poisonous; dogs can be fatally poisoned by as few as two seeds. | |
Horticultural notes: In the wild, grows in sandy, well-drained soils. Is not frost hardy. |