Echeveria pistioides

Echeveria pistioides is a recently described species (García, Torres & Costea) from Michoacán, Mexico, named for its resemblance to the rosettes of water lettuce (Pistia). The dated specimen comes from near the Ichaqueo waterfall at about 2,345 m; the site has warm days, cool nights and a very dry winter and spring.

At home, aim for

Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry

Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

The specimen locality is about 1.6 km west of Ichaqueo, near the Cascada de Ichaqueo; the microhabitat is not recorded. Highland Michoacán Echeveria typically grow on rocks and slopes in pine-oak country.

The one elevation on record is about 2,345 m.

Mexico (Michoacán)

🔒 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.