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Rare Cycads Stolen in Southern California

The following plants were stolen from Quail Botanical Gardens on 26 January 2003. The sizes refer to caudex diameter. These plants were literally ripped from the ground, and their roots and leaves were torn or ripped from the plants. If you have any information about the thefts, the perpetrators, or the stolen plants, please contact Jody Haynes at webmaster@plantapalm.com.

Click here to read the letter from Quail's Director, Julian Duvall.

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1.     E. altensteinii    2-2.5 ft
2.     E. friderici-guillelmii    2 ft
3.     E. altensteinii     2-2.5 ft 
4.     E. longifolius        10-12"
5.     E. inopinus        12-14"
6.     E. inopinus        3 ft
7.     E. altensteinii        2-2.5 ft
8.     E. manikensis        6"
9.     E. manikensis      2 ft
10.     E. eugene-maraisii  3 ft
11.     E. eugene-maraisii  10"
12.     E. princeps        14"
13.     E. horridus         16-18"
14.     E. horridus         10"
15.     E. horridus         14"
16.     E. trispinosus    16-18"
17.     E. trispinosus    14-18"
18.     E. lehmanii      16-18"
19.     E. manikensis    10-12"
20.     E. manikensis    2-2.5ft