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Succulents Partly documented

Acanthocereus fosterianus

Acanthocereus fosterianus (formerly Peniocereus fosterianus) is a slender cactus of hot Pacific-slope lowlands in Oaxaca and Guerrero. It expects intense heat, a very dry winter and spring, and a wet summer, so it is grown warm and kept dry from November to April.

Acanthocereus fosterianus
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Tropical deciduous forest and thorn scrub near the Pacific coast, where the thin stems lean through shrubs; habitat details are inferred from the genus.

Records lie from 6 to 457 m, median 121 m.

Mexico SoutheastMexico Southwest

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 4.0 licence, unmodified.