Ep 369 is here & its about the coontie (Zamia integrifolia) This small cycad once grew from southern FL to GA. Habitat loss & over-harvesting has taken a serious toll on its numbers in the wild, but today it is making a comeback https://t.co/wT9ErgdObL

— In Defense of Plants (@indfnsofplnts) 2022.5.16

Have you seen the rare #Atala #butterfly? Once thought to be extinct, it's making a comeback thanks to the popularity of its host plant in FL landscaping. #Coontie (Zamia integrifolia), N. America’s only native cycad=host plant for the Atala butterfly: https://t.co/rDwuk4vAIp https://t.co/P9ibV89JcB

— Florida Wildflower (@flawildflowers) 2022.5.9

We have coontie sprouts, Zamia integrifolia. A rare Florida native cycad that supports the rare blue atala butterfly. Sprouted from seeds from one we have that threw out seed pods. https://t.co/B7Ndro3oTV

— Opus Day & The Nights (@cosmicmiami) 2022.5.10

(2/3) It was a hairstreak butterfly - an Atala hairstreak! This Atala (Eumaeus atala) is a colorful hairstreak once thought to be extinct! We have them in the coontie (Zamia integrifolia) in the front of @josemartimast, but the arboretum is quite a distance away. #mast2122 https://t.co/SaEdehQE1d

— Andrew Kearns (@andrewkearns64) 2022.4.20