Palms are among the best known and extensively cultivated plant families. Many common products and foods are derived from palms, and palms are also widely used in landscaping for their exotic appearance, making them one of the most economically important plants. Cycads are group of shrubs and trees from the order Cycadales. These are tropical trees and shrubs with thick stems, crowns of fernlike leaves, and fleshy seeds enclosed in large cones. Cycads are frequently confused with and mistaken for palms or ferns, but are only distantly related to both.

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