Chaloupkaea rechingeri

A small rosette-forming stonecrop relative (Crassulaceae, formerly in Rosularia) from high mountain rock in Kurdish Iraq and southeastern Türkiye. It expects a bright, sunny, bone-dry summer and a frozen winter, so treat it like an alpine house succulent rather than a warm-climate one.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Recorded at 2,900–3,400 m, which places it among high-mountain rocks and scree above the tree line. Like other Rosularia-type rosettes it most likely roots in rock crevices and gritty pockets in full sun; species-specific habitat notes were not found.

2,900–3,400 m in the three wild records; snow cover and hard frost for several months each winter.

IraqTürkiye

🔒 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.