These are some pictures of me repotting my Coontie v Georgia. There are no known native Georgia coonties in the wild at this time but I am sure they are still out there. Mine were grown from seeds collected in the wild. If you live in the Florida / Georgia border area you could have a great impact on the Coontie conservation movement by finding some in the wild. I can be reached at geggleston@satx.rr.com . I am buying wild collected seeds or plants if the location they came from is known. I also purchase pictures of plants in the wild if the area is known. They can be old or new. I also trade different coontie variations. I am trying to document all the different variations of the Coontie and conserve them if possible. In Florida these wonderful plants are not even protected. They have not been properly studied and perhaps classified. The florida Coontie is most likely at least two seperate species of Zamia and not just the one as they are currently classified. We need time to study, learn and properly catagorize these plants. In order to do that they must first be conserved and protected. That is at least my opinion,
the Coontie-Nut
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