Coryphantha wohlschlageri

A Coryphantha from the Chihuahuan Desert of northeastern Mexico, recorded around 1,100–1,400 m in San Luis Potosí. It wants full sun, a hot, summer-rain growing season and a cool, dry winter rest.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets 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

Wild records cluster in arid scrub of the Chihuahuan Desert in San Luis Potosí, where Coryphantha grow among rocks and low shrubs, often on limestone-derived soils.

Recorded at 1,116–1,371 m (median 1,346 m); one outlying record near 2,300 m.

San Luis PotosíMexico

🔒 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.