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Carnivorous Partly documented

Pinguicula kondoi

A heterophyllous Mexican butterwort of the Sierra Madre Oriental in northeastern Mexico, described by Casper in 1974. It forms carnivorous leaves in the wet summer and a compact succulent rosette through the cool, dry winter.

Pinguicula kondoi
Photo: butterwort, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Cool-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night A clear drop at nightTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Grows on open rocky slopes and outcrops in the dry montane scrub and pine-oak zone of the Sierra Madre Oriental; the region's butterworts are typically on gypsum or limestone. Species-specific habitat detail was not reachable.

GBIF records span 1315-3188 m, median 1693 m.

Mexico Northeast

🔒 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.