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Micranthocereus aureispinus

A small columnar cactus with golden spines from rocky highlands in northern Minas Gerais, Brazil. It needs full sun, a very mineral mix, warm summers and a dry, cooler winter rest.

Micranthocereus aureispinus
Photo: MarcioRobertoOliveira, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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

Grows among rocks on open, rocky highland outcrops of the kind found in campo rupestre and dry scrub in the region; habitat details are inferred from the genus and measured sites.

Recorded at about 1,050-1,250 m.

Brazil Southeast

🔒 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.