A bright orange female seed cone is nestled in the heart of a rare and beautiful tropical Cycad plant on Casey Key in southwest Florida, USA.
A bright orange female seed cone is nestled in the heart of a tropical Cycad plant (Encephalartos ferox) on Casey Key in southwest Florida, USA. These rare and beautiful plants have been called "living fossils" because they have existed for more 200 million years -- even before dinosaurs roamed the earth. Once abundant across the globe, only about 250 cycad species exist today. This variety surrounds and protects its reproductive seed cone with barbed evergreen leaves.
Size: 4500px × 3000px
Location: Casey Key, Sarasota County, Florida, USA
Photo credit: © Michele and Tom Grimm / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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