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Like all cycads, Coontie has ancient origins. But this Florida plant is the only cycad native to North America. It’s also the preferred food source for larvae of the rare Atala butterfly.
The coontie (Zamia integrifolia) looks like a small fern, and is typically one to three feet tall. It has stiff, glossy, featherlike leaves attached to a thick, short, underground stem.
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