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Succulents Partly documented

Mammillaria roseoalba

A solitary, flattened-globular Mammillaria from the dry valleys of Tamaulipas, Mexico, named for its pinkish-white flowers. It wants strong light, hot summers, and a cool, completely dry winter that sets the flower buds.

Mammillaria roseoalba
Photo: Agnieszka Kwiecień, Nova, CC BY-SA 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Semi-arid scrub (matorral) on stony, often limestone ground around Jaumave, frequently among rocks or in the light shade of shrubs. Inferred from the records and the genus.

Recorded at 606 to 1,234 m, median about 790 m.

TamaulipasMexico

🔒 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-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.