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Echinocereus chloranthus

A small columnar hedgehog cactus of the Chihuahuan Desert, with dense spines and brownish-green flowers; GBIF treats it as Echinocereus viridiflorus subsp. chloranthus. It wants full sun, a hot summer, a cold dry winter rest and a very free-draining mineral mix.

Echinocereus chloranthus
Photo: Joseph Aubert, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets 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

Rocky limestone and igneous hills and desert grassland of the Chihuahuan Desert. Detail is drawn from the genus and its known range; only one wild record contributed to the measured climate.

No recorded elevations; the known range lies mostly around 1,000–1,700 m.

TexasNew MexicoColoradoChihuahuaCoahuila

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.