Gunniopsis rubra

A small, often red-tinged succulent herb in the ice-plant family from the inland wheatbelt and Yalgoo regions of Western Australia, where it grows in salt lake country. It behaves like a winter-growing annual or short-lived perennial: it sprouts after cool-season rain in full sun and dries off in the hot, almost rainless summer.

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

Based on the genus and its range, it grows on open saline flats, salt lake margins and low samphire or saltbush ground, fully exposed.

Recorded elevations are 322–373 m (median 363 m), on low inland plains.

Western Australia

🔒 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.