Gunniopsis papillata

A small, short-lived succulent herb in the ice-plant family from the arid interior of eastern and central Australia, with fleshy leaves covered in tiny papillae. It grows on open saline flats and claypan margins under extreme sun and heat, appearing after rain, so it is best treated as a fast-growing seasonal plant raised from seed.

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

No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Open saline and gypseous flats, claypan edges and sandy-clay plains of the Lake Eyre basin and Channel Country, with almost no shade. Described from genus habit and the record distribution; species-specific habitat notes are thin.

Lowland: recorded at 60–288 m, median about 210 m.

South AustraliaQueenslandNew South WalesNorthern Territory

🔒 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

Grow Gunniopsis papillata? Add it to a free garden and its full profile opens. Pro opens all 38,374 profiles in the library, plants and fungi.

Start free Sign in

More Gunniopsis

Gunniopsis quadrifida Gunniopsis septifraga Gunniopsis calcarea Gunniopsis tenuifolia Gunniopsis zygophylloides Gunniopsis calva Gunniopsis divisa Gunniopsis glabra Gunniopsis intermedia Gunniopsis kochii Gunniopsis rodwayi Gunniopsis propinqua All 14 →

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 3.0 licence, unmodified.