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Zamia integrifolia

A small cycad, called coontie in Florida, with a tuberous underground stem and stiff pinnate leaves. It grows in sandy pine woods, hammocks and coastal scrub, often under a light pine canopy. It handles light frost and drought well but rots in wet, poorly drained soil.

Zamia integrifolia
Photo: CC BY-SA 2.5, 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

Pine flatwoods, sandhill, dry hammocks and coastal scrub on deep, well-drained sand, usually under broken pine or oak canopy.

Lowland, from near sea level to about 40 m in the records.

FloridaGeorgiaBahamasCubaCayman Islands

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ 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 2.5 licence, unmodified.