Okay, after my previous obscurity I have another couple of plants that have a lot more in common than the last. Names and their association anyone?
Yes but it does go a little further than that, if you can figure out what they are then it will be pretty obvious.
Yes Aussie natives, both endemic to mid to north Queensland (my region) and yes Bowenia serrulata but no to Cycas pruinosa, nearly there :} A clue: the first is on the endangered species list and has a threatened conservation status. (I had to buy it from a registered grower with tagging)
okay been a while I'll give one more clue (If you can't get it now I cannot help you anymore:}) To be a little more specific - endemic to Petford, Queensland.......
Yep, Cycas platyphylla it is, a couple of lovely understory plants to our native shrubs, both found in patches in central Queensland (Eastern Australia). The Cycas platyphylla or Petford blue as it's known comes from a very small area and through some removal of adult plants and also fires has become endangered in the wild. The blue-gray foliage lasts for months until turning a little more green. It's a smaller growing cycad and really stands out. The Bowenia serrulata is a little more wide spread and is sold amongst the indoor plants and make a nice potted specimen. It's looks appear, at a glance, to be more a fern than a cycad.
