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Coryphantha erecta

A clumping Coryphantha with upright green stems up to 50 cm and golden-brown spines, from limestone gravel slopes of the central Mexican highlands. It expects strong sun, a hot wet summer and a cool, nearly rainless winter.

Coryphantha erecta
Photo: Luis Az, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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 slopes on limestone gravel in semi-arid highland scrub.

Recorded at 1,022 to 2,327 m, median about 1,880 m.

QuerétaroHidalgoGuanajuatoSan Luis Potosí

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.