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Mammillaria chionocephala

A white-woolly Mammillaria of the Chihuahuan Desert in northern Mexico, treated by some as a subspecies of Mammillaria formosa. It wants full sun, summer warmth with modest summer rain, and a cool, dry winter.

Mammillaria chionocephala
Photo: Amante Darmanin, CC BY 2.0, 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

Generalised from the genus and region: desert scrub on stony limestone slopes, partly sheltered by shrubs.

Only one record, at about 790 m in Coahuila.

CoahuilaDurangoNuevo LeónZacatecas

🔒 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 2.0 licence, unmodified.