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This cycad is characterized by an upright stem reaching up to 1 meter in height and 25–30 cm in diameter. It often produces secondary stems from basal suckers. Its pinnate leaves form a crown at the top of the stem, ranging in color from gray-greenish to blue and reaching lengths of up to 1.4 meters.
[1]: 396 [2] [3] It may also be known as the Tennessee fainting goat, falling goat, stiff-legged goat or nervous goat, or as the Tennessee wooden-leg goat. [4]: 28 [5] Four goats of this type were brought to Tennessee in the 1880s. [6] Myotonic goats tend to be less preferred for sustainable meat production. [7]
Encephalartos is a genus of cycad native to Africa. Several species of Encephalartos are commonly referred to as bread trees, [2] bread palms [3] or kaffir bread, [4] since a bread-like starchy food can be prepared from the centre of the stem.
More than 16,500 goats and sheep have been tested for a viral infection known as goat plague in central Greece, after nine animals tested positive last week in farming units in the area ...
Below is a list of cycad species ordered by country. Africa. Southern Africa ... Encephalartos trispinosus; Encephalartos villosus; Encephalartos woodii; Stangeria ...
While there are more than 200 species of cycads, only one is native to Florida, and only a couple are popular landscaping plants in our area.
Myotonia congenita is a congenital neuromuscular channelopathy that affects skeletal muscles (muscles used for movement). It is a genetic disorder.The hallmark of the disease is the failure of initiated contraction to terminate, often referred to as delayed relaxation of the muscles and rigidity. [1]
The gymnosperms (/ ˈ dʒ ɪ m n ə ˌ s p ɜːr m z,-n oʊ-/ ⓘ nə-spurmz, -noh-; lit. ' revealed seeds ') are a group of woody, perennial seed-producing plants, typically lacking the protective outer covering which surrounds the seeds in flowering plants, that include conifers, cycads, Ginkgo, and gnetophytes, forming the clade Gymnospermae [2] The term gymnosperm comes from the ...