探検植物

Coontie

Zamia integrifolia

Coontie is a special plant that looks like a small palm tree. It has shiny green leaves and grows in warm places. This plant is very important for some animals and helps keep nature healthy.

生息地: Coastal areas

外見

The Coontie has stiff, dark green, fern-like leaves that grow in a circular crown from a short, often underground stem. It produces distinct cone-like structures, with the female cones having bright orange-red seeds when mature.

PlantaeTracheophytaCycadopsidaCycadalesZamiaceaeZamia
Coontie
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Coontie

カテゴリ

植物

レア度

Common

危険度

2/5 · 低い

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おもしろい事実

Coontie is Florida's only native cycad, a group of plants older than dinosaurs!

Female Coontie cones produce bright orange-red seeds that look like berries, but are poisonous!

Its name comes from a Native American word for 'flour' or 'bread' because of how it was prepared.

Some tiny beetles are the only insects that can pollinate the Coontie plant!

特殊能力

能力

Living Fossil

Coontie is a living fossil, a plant from an ancient group that has changed little over millions of years, helping scientists learn about prehistoric Earth.

能力

Toxic Shield

Coontie has toxic compounds in its leaves and roots that protect it from most hungry animals, making it a well-defended plant.

能力

Drought Master

Coontie can store water in its thick, often underground stem, which helps it survive long dry periods in sandy, sun-baked environments.

能力

Nitrogen Helper

Coontie has tiny bacteria living in its roots that can pull nitrogen from the air, acting like natural fertilizer for the plant.

サイズと詳細

高さ
50-100 cm
広がり
50-100 cm
開花時期
Spring to summer
食用
いいえ
毒性
高度
ライフサイクル
多年生
受粉方法
昆虫

生態系とのつながり

eats

Atala butterfly

Eumaeus atala

Its caterpillars feed exclusively on Coontie leaves.

pollinates

Coontie cycad weevil

Rhopalotria slossoni

This small beetle is a primary pollinator of Coontie cones.

eaten by

Human

Homo sapiens

Historically, Indigenous peoples processed its root for flour.

symbiotic with

Nitrogen-fixing bacterium

Azotobacter chroococcum

It helps Coontie get nutrients from the soil through its roots.

特徴

別名

まだ別名はありません。

コレクション

安全性

危険度

2/5 · 低い

Do not eat any part of the plant without asking an adult first.

よくある質問

Coontieの高さは何ですか?

50-100 cm

Coontieの広がりは何ですか?

50-100 cm

Coontieの開花時期は何ですか?

Spring to summer

Coontieの食用は何ですか?

いいえ

Coontieの毒性は何ですか?

高度

Coontieのライフサイクルは何ですか?

多年生

Coontieの受粉方法は何ですか?

昆虫

Coontieは通常どこに生息していますか?

Coastal areas

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