  
Zamia furfuracea, native to southeastern Veracruz state in eastern Mexico, is commonly known as the Cardboard Palm. It has a short, mostly subterranean trunk which can grow to 24-36 inches in diameter, usually multi-trunked at that point, but rarely trunking taller than 12 inches. Z. furfuracea can reach a height of 4+ feet tall, with a diameter reaching 6 feet over time. This will take easily 10+ years.
Leaves grow from 2-5 feet long, emerging soft and light brownish-green, becoming stiff and light green, while retaining their tomentum (fuzz). Z. furfuracea grows best in moist, well-drained soil. It prefers partial shade, but can be grown in full sun in a humid environment. With many habitats near the ocean, this plant is salt- and drought-tolerant, but should be protected from extreme cold.
Zamia furfuracea may be the second most well-known cycad, following Cycas revoluta, the Sago Palm. In temperate climates can be grown as a houseplant and, in tropical, subtropical or mediterranean climates, it can be grown outside, as a container or in-ground plant.
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