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Ceratozamia norstogii

An endangered cycad endemic to the Sierra Madre de Chiapas in Chiapas and Oaxaca, with very narrow leaflets. It wants warm days, mild nights, a wet summer and a drier winter, in a sharply draining soil.

Ceratozamia norstogii
Photo: Daderot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Forested mountain slopes of the Sierra Madre de Chiapas, likely in pine–oak forest on rocky ground; the habitat detail is generalised from the genus.

Recorded at 197–2,235 m, median 839 m.

ChiapasOaxaca

🔒 Growing it like that

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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 Public domain licence, unmodified.