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Micranthocereus hofackerianus

A columnar cactus from rocky campo rupestre and caatinga uplands of southern Bahia and northern Minas Gerais, mostly at about 900-1450 m. It wants full sun, warm days with cool nights, and a dry winter rest that mirrors the May-September drought.

Micranthocereus hofackerianus
Photo: PierreBraun, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets 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

Grows on rocky outcrops and stony slopes in campo rupestre and caatinga transition vegetation of the Espinhaco range. Habitat detail is inferred from the genus and record locations.

Records span 0-1460 m with a median of 1038 m; the 0 m value is almost certainly a missing-data placeholder.

Brazil NortheastBrazil 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.