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Succulents Partly documented

Leucostele nigripilis

A low, shrubby columnar cactus from the coastal deserts of Atacama and Coquimbo in Chile, with black spines and large white night flowers with black-haired tubes. It suits a bright, cool-to-mild, very dry setup with a little water in the cool season and in spring.

Leucostele nigripilis
Photo: John G. Phillips, 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 Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Coastal desert scrub and rocky hillsides influenced by sea fog. Habitat detail is inferred from the range and genus.

Sea level to about 700 m in the literature; the few GBIF elevations span 20–335 m.

Chile CentralChile North

🔒 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.