Editing Encephalartos septentrionalis (section)

===Cones:===
The male and female cones we saw, emerged a
yellow green colour and became more brown as they maturei
Female plants can produce up to 4 cone, while male
plants sometimes produce 12-15 cones.

The main cycad colony we
visited consisted of about 200 mature plants,
however there are several other colonies around
the town in the hills and this cycad is relatively
common in the area, and does not appear be
endangered in any way. Thie climate is hot and dry and
the plants grow on low hills amongst granite
boulders in full sun. This is a medium sized
cycad which has adapted to the harsh growing conditions.
Regular fires in the area have blackened many of
the larger stems. Limited seedling regeneration
takes place because of the hot dry conditions and
the frequent grass fires. Sometimes the mature
plants become deciduous for a time and rarely do they
carry their leaves for a second season. The dead
leaves hang down a form a skirt.