Sago Palm (Cycas circinalis)

Family: Cycadaceae | Edibility: Edible (2/5)

Form: Palm.

Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons

Edible Parts: Nuts/Seeds, Leaves, Shoots

Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring

Flavor & Culinary Uses

rich in carbohydrate and a sago can be made from it. — The pith is rich in carbohydrate and a sago can be made from it.; This use will kill the plant.; The raw seed is poisonous, but after being cut into thin slices, dried, then steeped in water for a few minutes and dried again, it becomes edible.; It can be used as a sago.

Habitat & North American Range

Forest undergrowth. (Zone 10)