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Succulents Partly documented

Euphorbia clivicola

A rare dwarf succulent Euphorbia of rocky slopes in northern South Africa. It has no georeferenced wild records here, so its conditions come from the summer-rainfall highveld climate and the genus.

Euphorbia clivicola
Photo: Joe Mabel, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

A low, spiny succulent among rocks and grass on hill slopes ('clivicola' means hill-dweller) in summer-rainfall savanna and grassland, in open sun.

No elevations recorded; the climate points used sit at about 400 to 1,180 m.

LimpopoKwaZulu-NatalEswatini

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.