Family: Zamiaceae

Form: Evergreen cycad, reaching 3 to 4 ft.

Leaves: Pinnately compound, leathery leaflets

Stem/Bark: Contractile stems

Flower: Dioecious with male cones smaller in diameter than female cones

Fruit: None, seeds have a fleshy, red outer seed coat

Comments: Can be distinguished from the FL native Zamia floridana by having larger leaflets that lack twisting appearance