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Succulents Partly documented

Parodia alacriportana

A small globular cactus from the southern Brazilian highlands, the former Notocactus or Brasilicactus group, known from rocky outcrops near the escarpment of Rio Grande do Sul and Santa Catarina. Unlike desert cacti it gets rain all year and cold winters, so it wants bright but not scorching light, steady moisture in summer and a cool, drier winter.

Parodia alacriportana
Photo: PierreBraun, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Rock faces and stony outcrops in highland grassland and forest edges, often among moss and lichens. Built from a single record and what is typical of the Parodia haselbergii group.

The one record sits at about 1,000 m on the southern Brazilian plateau.

Brazil South

🔒 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.