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Succulents Partly documented

Parodia crassigibba

A flattened, globular Parodia (formerly Notocactus crassigibbus) from rocky grassland in central-southern Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. It wants bright light, hot summers, cool damp winters with light frost, and a free-draining mix that never stays dry for long.

Parodia crassigibba
Photo: Marco Wentzel, Deutschland/Germany, MarcoPedia (talk) 17:47, 29 November 2016 (UTC), CC BY 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 Full sunDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows in crevices and soil pockets on granite outcrops within grassland (campos) on low hills. Habitat detail is inferred from the four records and related species.

Recorded at 126–314 m, median 220 m.

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 4.0 licence, unmodified.