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Macrozamia mountperriensis

A small cycad from the Mount Perry district of southeast Queensland, with a short stem (15 to 20 cm) and pinnate leaves about 80 cm long. It grows in open eucalypt forest and dry rainforest margins in a warm climate with a wet summer and a dry, mild winter.

Macrozamia mountperriensis
Photo: Daderot, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Open forest such as eucalypt woodland and Araucarian (dry) rainforest, in dry, warm conditions.

About 200 to 400 m in the source; records run from 60 to 400 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.