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Cipocereus minensis

A shrubby columnar cactus of the campo rupestre on the quartzite ridges of the Espinhaço range in Minas Gerais, Brazil. It expects strong sun, mild nights, a wet summer and a pronounced dry winter, in very poor, sandy, acidic soil.

Cipocereus minensis
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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 outcrops and sandy grassland-scrub of campo rupestre, growing among rocks in full exposure.

Most records lie around 850–1,400 m, median about 1,100 m; a zero-elevation value is likely an unfilled record.

Brazil

🔒 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. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY 2.0 licence, unmodified.