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Ceratozamia kuesteriana

A critically endangered cycad of the Sierra Madre Oriental in southern Tamaulipas, with perhaps 300 plants left in the wild (CITES Appendix I). It grows on steep slopes in pine-oak cloud forest and tolerates cool, dry winters better than most Ceratozamia.

Ceratozamia kuesteriana
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Steep slopes in pine-oak cloud forest, under a broken canopy, between Gómez Farías and Tula.

Recorded from 350 to 1,974 m, median 1,150 m.

Mexico (Tamaulipas)

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✓ 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.