Discocactus heptacanthus

A flattened, disc-shaped cactus from the cerrado of central-western Brazil, Bolivia and Paraguay. It makes a woolly cephalium on top and nocturnal, scented white flowers. It is heat-loving and cold-sensitive and grows on open gravelly or sandy ground with a marked dry winter.

At home, aim for

Day Warm-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 cerrado and seasonally dry tropical vegetation on exposed iron-rich gravel, quartz sand, and granite or sandstone outcrops, often among grasses.

Records from about 265 to 720 m, median 600 m.

BrazilMato GrossoGoiásTocantinsMato Grosso do SulBoliviaParaguay

🔒 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.