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Coryphantha echinoidea

A small, densely spined globular cactus of the southern Chihuahuan Desert highlands of north-central Mexico. Records cluster at 1,350–1,950 m with hot, sunny summers, monsoon rain and dry, cool winters, which is the rhythm to copy at home.

Coryphantha echinoidea
Photo: KP Laer, 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

Recorded from desert scrub and grassland in the San Luis Potosí, Zacatecas and Durango highlands; by the genus, on rocky or gravelly, often limestone soils, in sun or under light shrub cover.

Recorded at 1,344–1,944 m, median about 1,600 m.

San Luis PotosíZacatecasDurangoMexico

🔒 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.