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Hatiora cylindrica

A leafless, branching forest cactus from eastern Brazil with slender cylindrical green stems. It is close to H. salicornioides. It usually grows as an epiphyte but also on rocks and coastal dunes. Grow it like a Rhipsalis: bright filtered light, steady moisture in summer, and a cooler, drier winter.

Hatiora cylindrica
Photo: Rony Ristow, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Humid Atlantic Forest, where it grows on trees, rocks, coastal rocks and dunes. It forms bushy, hanging clumps.

Sea level to about 1,200-1,500 m. The median of the dated records is about 1,180 m.

Brazil NortheastBrazil Southeast

🔒 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.