Stapelia clavicorona

A rare stapeliad from the northern Limpopo province of South Africa, with tall, toothed stems and pale, wrinkled star flowers with a club-tipped corona. It grows in a summer-rainfall climate with a dry, cool winter, and in cultivation it needs bright light, a gritty mix and a dry winter rest.

At home, aim for

Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry

Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry

Humidity Dry airBand in Plantistry

Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry

Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows among rocks and in grassy or bushy places on stony slopes, often partly shaded by shrubs. Habitat details are inferred from the measured records and from related Stapelia; species-specific notes are thin.

Few records carry an elevation; the measured site is around 1,200 m in the Soutpansberg area.

Northern Provinces

🔒 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 CC0 licence, unmodified.