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Succulents Partly documented

Parodia tenuicylindrica

A small, slender Parodia (formerly Notocactus) from the grassland hills of southern Rio Grande do Sul and Uruguay. It wants bright light, hot summers, cool winters with occasional frost, and moisture year round in a free-draining mix.

Parodia tenuicylindrica
Photo: Laitche, Public domain, 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 among grasses and low rocks in the campos (pampa grassland) on low hills. Habitat detail is inferred from the four records and from related Notocactus-group Parodia.

Recorded at 239–352 m, median 337 m.

Brazil SouthUruguay

🔒 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.