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Pleurothallis anthrax

A small Andean Pleurothallis from Colombian cloud forest at about 1700 to 2650 m, named for its dark, coal-like flowers. Grow it cool to intermediate in shade with constant moisture and humid, moving air, as for other cloud-forest pleurothallids.

Pleurothallis anthrax
Photo: Brett Francis (Oort), CC BY-SA 2.5, via Wikimedia Commons
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 on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Epiphyte on mossy trunks and branches in humid montane cloud forest; species-level habitat detail is thin, so this follows the genus.

Recorded at 1715 to 2655 m, median about 1856 m.

ColombiaVenezuela

🔒 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 2.5 licence, unmodified.