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Mammillaria supertexta

A densely white-spined Mammillaria of the Tehuacán–Cuicatlán region of Puebla and Oaxaca, often treated within M. albilanata or M. dixanthocentron. It needs full sun, a mineral limestone mix, summer water and a dry, cool winter.

Mammillaria supertexta
Photo: Montréalais, CC BY 3.0, 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 on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Rocky limestone slopes in semi-arid scrub of the Tehuacán–Cuicatlán valley, among shrubs and columnar cacti.

Recorded from 600 to 1,900 m, median about 900 m.

OaxacaPueblaGuerrero

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.