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Succulents Partly documented

Gunniopsis quadrifida

Sturt's pigface, a small shrubby succulent of the ice-plant family from arid inland Australia, with fleshy, pale grey-green leaves and starry white flowers. It grows on salty claypans and sandy flats under full sun, so it needs hot bright conditions, very sharp drainage and sparse watering.

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

Grows on saline flats, claypans, salt-lake margins and sandy or gypseous soils in arid shrubland, fully exposed.

Recorded at 10–550 m, median about 105 m; a lowland arid-zone plant.

Western AustraliaSouth AustraliaNorthern TerritoryWestern New South Wales and Queensland

🔒 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.