Opuntia lagunae

A low, sprawling prickly pear of the Sierra de la Laguna in southern Baja California Sur, where most records sit around 1,700–1,800 m in oak and pine woodland. It wants strong sun, cool nights, a dry winter and spring, and a late-summer wet season.

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 in the ground

Where it grows wild

Most records come from the high Sierra de la Laguna, where it grows on granite slopes and in clearings of oak-pine woodland; the measured climate there is mild by day and cool at night. Detail is inferred from the records and from genus habits.

Recorded at 413–1,860 m, median 1,750 m; the bulk of records are from the high sierra.

Mexico Northwest

🔒 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.