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Macrozamia macleayi

A cycad with a mostly underground trunk and a crown of arching pinnate leaves from southeast Queensland. It grows in open eucalypt forest and woodland on well-drained slopes, under a summer-rain, mild-winter climate.

Macrozamia macleayi
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Open eucalypt forest and woodland on hill slopes, typically in shallow, stony, well-drained soils, under broken shade or in the open, as for related southeast Queensland Macrozamia; the species-specific literature is thin.

Recorded from 60 to 500 m, median about 300 m.

Queensland

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✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.