Pinguicula crenatiloba

A small, widespread tropical butterwort that ranges from western Mexico to Panama. Its tiny rosettes grow on mossy rock, banks and sometimes tree trunks in seasonally wet forest. In drier sites it may behave as a short-lived plant that grows with the rains and dies back or sets seed in the dry season.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Humid airBand in Plantistry

Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

It grows on moist, mossy rock faces, earth banks and sometimes bark in seasonally dry to humid forest at low and middle elevations.

Records span 289 to 2269 m with a median of 1221 m (78 records).

Costa RicaEl SalvadorGuatemalaHondurasMexico CentralMexico NorthwestMexico SoutheastMexico SouthwestPanamá

🔒 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.