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Epithelantha pulchra

A tiny, densely white-spined button cactus from the hills around Monterrey in Nuevo León, Mexico. Like other Epithelantha it rots easily: give strong light, a very mineral limestone mix, careful summer watering and a dry, cool winter.

Epithelantha pulchra
Photo: Francisco Martínez González, CC BY-SA 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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows on limestone slopes and rock ledges in Chihuahuan-type desert scrub, often partly sheltered by rocks or shrubs; details are inferred from the genus and the measured sites.

Records sit at about 600-700 m; few carry an elevation.

Mexico Northeast

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.