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Opuntia inaperta

A sprawling, shrubby prickly pear of the Yucatán dry forest and coastal scrub, ranging into Chiapas and Guatemala. It likes heat, strong sun and a summer-wet, winter-to-spring dry rhythm. It grows easily in warm conditions but will not take frost.

Opuntia inaperta
Photo: Jim Conrad, Public domain, 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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows in tropical dry forest and scrub on thin soils over limestone. Its branches spread through the scrub, so it gets sun with some light shade from the surrounding shrubs.

Most records lie near sea level (median 18 m). A few reach about 1360 m in Chiapas.

Mexico GulfMexico 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 Public domain licence, unmodified.