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Macrozamia fraseri
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<h2 id="taxonomy">Taxonomy</h2> <p>The species was first described by <a href="/facts/Friedrich_Anton_Wilhelm_Miquel/PERSFc08">Friedrich Anton Wilhelm Miquel</a>.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <h2 id="description">Description</h2> <p>The form of the species is a low-trunked <a href="/facts/Cycad/Kc2JDExr">cycad</a> or upright tree, being highly variable. Leaves are dull and distinctly keeled, leaflets are medium or small. The species grows in low heath, without jarrah (<i><a href="/facts/Eucalyptus_marginata/nnvL4y5z">Eucalyptus marginata</a></i>), on sand.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a> <i>Macrozamia fraseri</i> is typical of cycads in being slow-growing, <a href="/facts/Perennial/MQ3NvAUW">perennial</a>, evergreen and <a href="/facts/Dioecious/jwMHLkuM">dioecious</a>. The trunk of old plants can be over a metre in height, with a surface burnt by bush fires of the past. The trunk is thick for a cycad, up to 105 cm (41 in) in diameter.<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> </p><p><i>Macrozamia fraseri</i> contains poisonous glycosides known as <a href="/facts/Cycasin/36JcejUF">cycasins</a>. </p> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Noongar glossary; Noongar Words and Definitions". Government of Western Australia. 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022. <a href="https://www.bgpa.wa.gov.au/2014-08-29-05-50-09" target="_blank">https://www.bgpa.wa.gov.au/2014-08-29-05-50-09</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Macrozamia fraseri". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. <a href="https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/18119" target="_blank">https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/18119</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Macrozamia fraseri". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions. <a href="https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/18119" target="_blank">https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/18119</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Walkabout magazine (March 1, 1937) p. 45. <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>