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Succulents Partly documented

Conophytum hammeri

A solitary, onion-like Conophytum from quartz slopes in the eastern Richtersveld, discovered in the 1990s and listed as Vulnerable. It grows in the cool winter months and sleeps through summer inside a papery sheath, with night-opening pale yellow flowers.

Conophytum hammeri
Photo: Etwin Aslander, Public domain, 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

Gentle, quartz-covered slopes in the arid eastern Richtersveld, where the bodies sit among quartz pebbles.

Not given in the sources; the eastern Richtersveld is mostly a few hundred metres above sea level.

Northern Cape

🔒 Growing it like that

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✓ 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.