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Succulents Partly documented

Mammillaria dixanthocentron

A columnar Mammillaria with white radial and yellowish central spines, from the Tehuacán–Cuicatlán region of Puebla and Oaxaca. It grows on rocky limestone slopes in a warm, summer-rain climate with a dry winter.

Mammillaria dixanthocentron
Photo: Peter A. Mansfeld, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Rocky limestone slopes and cliffs in dry scrub, inferred from the measured sites in the Tehuacán–Cuicatlán valley and the genus.

Recorded at 560–2,660 m, median about 1,000 m.

PueblaOaxaca

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✓ Substrate and airflow
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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 3.0 licence, unmodified.