Ariocarpus bravoanus

A rare, slow living-rock cactus from the Chihuahuan Desert of San Luis Potosí, growing almost flush with the ground on limestone flats. It needs full sun, a very mineral mix, summer water and a cool, completely dry winter.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Open desert scrub and grassland on calcareous, stony soils, the plant body sunk nearly to ground level and partly shaded by grasses and small shrubs.

Recorded at 1,510–1,880 m, median about 1,540 m.

San Luis PotosíMexico

🔒 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.