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Terrarium Partly documented

Pilea glabra

A Pilea of moist forest from northeastern Mexico through Guatemala and Honduras to Costa Rica, recorded from near sea level to about 2400 m. Most populations sit in mid-elevation forest with a marked dry season, so it is a fairly adaptable warm-temperate to tropical terrarium plant.

At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry
Light ShadeDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Shaded, moist forest floors, ravines and stream banks in premontane and montane forest, judging from its records and the genus.

Recorded from 10 to 2410 m, median about 840 m.

MexicoGuatemalaHondurasCosta RicaColombia

🔒 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.