Editing Stangeria eriopus (section)

===Description:===
''S. eriopus'' doesn't look like a cycad at all, and it was thought to be a type of fern when it was first described in 1836.  It produces a caudex at the surface or below the soil which is shaped like a carrot.  Stems grow up to 250 mm (10 ins) in diameter, and  produce a distinctive white "wool" at the leaf bases. The leaves are up to 2 m (6 feet) long, while the leaf petiole has no spines or prickles. The leaf margins can be smooth, serrated, or lobed, and they can vary even on the same plant. The leaves grow one at a time producing a  "bush" of 3 or more leaves.  The female cone is ovoid, or egg shaped, while the male cone is elongated and narrow. Female cones can yield as many as 100 seeds.
There are two distinct forms, one growing as an under-story plant in forested areas, and the other growing in the open grasslands. The forest form grows in regions with higher rainfall, and is characterized by large, wide thinnish leaves that can be to 2 m (6 feet) in length. The grassland form grows in regions subject to annual fire and drought, and has fewer and shorter leaves which are thicker, and more leathery than the forest form.


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[[File:Stangeria_eriopus.jpg|frame|Figure 4. Nicely grown ''S. eriopus'' in SE Queensland.]]
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[[File:Stangeria_eriopus02.jpg|frame|Figure 5. ''S. eriopus'' female cones.]]
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