Species library β€Ί Echinopsis β€Ί Echinopsis minutiflora
Succulents Partly documented

Echinopsis minutiflora

A small cactus of the high Andes of southern Bolivia and Salta, Argentina, described by Rausch and raised to species in 2012. Records sit at roughly 3,800–4,350 m, in an intensely sunny puna climate with frosty nights most of the year.

Echinopsis minutiflora
Photo: Alfredo F. Fuentes Claros, CC0, 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

Probably open, stony puna slopes and grassland at very high altitude, generalised from the genus (the Lobivia group) and the record elevations.

About 3,800–4,350 m at the climate sites.

BoliviaPotosΓ­ChuquisacaTarijaSaltaArgentina

πŸ”’ Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

βœ“ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
βœ“ Humidity band, and how to hold it
βœ“ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
βœ“ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
βœ“ Substrate and airflow
βœ“ 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.