The Cycad Conservancy
Come and explore our precious cycad conservancy.
Cycads are an ancient group of seed plants. They first appeared in the Pennsylvanian and
so have existed for approximately 300 million years, appearing before there were
dinosaurs, existing alongside them, and perhaps being eaten by them. Unlike the
dinosaurs, however, the cycads never became extinct; they are still with us, although they
are not now as abundant or diverse as in their Mesozoic hey-day.