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Succulents Partly documented

Cleretum maughanii

A small annual mesemb endemic to a tiny area around Calvinia in the Northern Cape, South Africa. It germinates with the autumn and winter rains, flowers in late winter or spring, and survives the hot, dry summer as seed. Grow it as a cool-season annual from seed sown in autumn.

Cleretum maughanii
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Open, sunny ground in the Hantam area near Calvinia, at roughly 900–1000 m. The exact soil and microhabitat are not described in the sources we reached.

Few records carry an elevation; the main climate site lies at about 980 m.

South Africa: Northern Cape (Calvinia area)

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.