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Succulents Partly documented

Gymnocalycium angelae

A small flattened-globular Gymnocalycium with white, pink-throated flowers, described from rocky slopes in Corrientes, Argentina, and reported from southern Brazil and Uruguay. A humid-subtropical cactus: give it bright but not scorching light, rain through the year, and a cool winter.

Gymnocalycium angelae
Photo: Jens-Christian Svenning, CC BY 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Rocky slopes and outcrops in grassland, as at Paraje Tres Cerros in Corrientes, growing among other small cacti.

Few records carry an elevation; the Tres Cerros and Rio Grande do Sul hills are low, under about 400 m.

CorrientesRio Grande do SulUruguay

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.