Conophytum crateriforme

A dwarf, clump-forming mesemb from South Africa's Cape Provinces, known from almost no public records. Like nearly all Conophytum it should be treated as a winter grower: active from autumn to spring in bright light, and kept almost dry and shaded through its summer dormancy.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

No wild locality is published in GBIF. Conophytum species typically grow wedged in rock crevices or among quartz gravel on low outcrops in the winter-rainfall Succulent Karoo, often in the lee of a rock.

Unknown; the single climate site is the centroid of the Cape Provinces region, not a real locality.

Cape Provinces (South Africa)

🔒 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.