Cycads flourished during the time of the dinosaurs, but declined when dinosaurs died out about 65 million years ago. It was generally thought that the remaining 300 species that we see on Earth ...

Ancient cycads attract a subculture of collectors devoted to the quirky plants, which can sell for tens of thousands. In Southern California, it's a high-stakes scene.

Cycads been around since before the age of the dinosaurs. Cycads living today have large, heavy seeds that suggests they rely on large fruit-eating animals to disperse their seeds. Yet there is ...

Cycads are an old lineage. The fossil record indicates that they've been around for 300 million years, since the Pennsylvanian Period. By contrast, palms are Johnny-come-latelies, no more than 80 ...

Cycads are living sculptures. They are awesome-looking architectural plants that add a distinctive touch to any garden and landscape. When you grow a cycad, you are preserving an endangered species.

Cycads, a primitive type of seed plant, first emerged around 300 million years ago, before dinosaurs roamed Earth. In cycads, male and female reproductive structures — called cones — are ...

A study published in the June 2024 issue of the journal Pedosphere looks at how a non-native armored scale insect alters the leaf litter decomposition dynamics of the novel host cycad species on ...

Rare cycads can command exorbitant prices from $620 (495 pounds) per cm with some specimens selling for millions of pounds each. The poaching of cycads is a threat to their survival.