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Succulents Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Acanthocereus tepalcatepecanus

Acanthocereus tepalcatepecanus is a sprawling, crawling cactus of the hot Pacific-slope lowlands of Jalisco, Michoacán and Guerrero. It comes from tropical dry forest with a long, hot dry season and a summer rainy season, so it needs warmth all year and must never get cold and wet.

Acanthocereus tepalcatepecanus
Photo: artemito, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Tropical deciduous forest and thorn scrub in hot basins such as the Tepalcatepec valley, with stems sprawling over the ground and through shrubs.

The single measured record sits at about 830 m; the Tepalcatepec basin lies mostly between about 300 and 1,000 m.

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 CC0 licence, unmodified.