Cheiridopsis pilosula

A compact, clump-forming mesemb from the arid Richtersveld and northern Namaqualand, close to the Orange River. Like other Cheiridopsis it grows in the cooler months and rests in summer inside papery old leaf sheaths. The usual cause of losing it is watering in summer.

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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Rocky quartzite and granite slopes and stony flats in Succulent Karoo vegetation, fully exposed. The records cluster near the Orange River in the north-western Cape, about 17.1-17.9° E.

Records carry no elevations. The climate sites range from 80 m to about 1,000 m, and most weight falls on an inland site at about 800 m.

South Africa (Northern Cape)RichtersveldNamaqualand

🔒 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.