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Acanthocereus oaxacensis

A scrambling, ribbed cactus from the hot Pacific lowlands of Oaxaca, especially the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, where it grows in tropical deciduous forest and thorn scrub. It needs heat and strong light, with a dry winter and a wet summer.

Acanthocereus oaxacensis
Photo: KP Laer, CC BY-SA 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 Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Recorded many times along the coastal plain and foothills of southern Oaxaca. The vegetation there is seasonally dry tropical forest that drops its leaves in the dry season, so the cactus is in near-full sun for half the year.

Recorded from 7 to 743 m, with a median of about 110 m. It is a lowland plant.

Mexico 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.