Mammillaria bocensis

A globular to short-cylindrical Mammillaria of the hot coastal thornscrub of southern Sonora and northern Sinaloa, named for Las Bocas. It takes full sun and heat, wants its water in the summer rains, and should be kept dry and cooler through winter.

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 plains and low hills in tropical thornscrub and Sonoran desert scrub, on rocky or sandy well-drained soils, often in partial shelter of shrubs. Inferred from the record sites and related Mammillaria.

Recorded 10 to 1025 m (three records), most near the coast below 400 m.

SonoraSinaloaNayarit

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.