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Pilosocereus flexibilispinus

A columnar tree cactus from the cerrado of central Brazil (Goiás, Tocantins and western Bahia), named for its flexible spines. It comes from a hot savanna climate with a strict dry season, so it needs intense light, heat and summer water, followed by a dry winter rest.

Pilosocereus flexibilispinus
Photo: PierreBraun, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets 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

Rocky outcrops and open, stony cerrado savanna and dry woodland, growing in full sun among grasses and shrubs.

Recorded at about 600 m; the 0 m record is likely an elevation error.

GoiásTocantinsWestern Bahia

🔒 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.