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Tillandsia mazatlanensis

Tillandsia mazatlanensis is an epiphytic air plant described by Rauh in 1981 and endemic to Sinaloa in northwest Mexico. Wild records sit at about 90–130 m in hot, seasonally dry coastal forest. Little is published about it beyond the description, so these conditions come from the measured climate and what is typical of dry-forest Mexican tillandsias.

At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows on trees (epiphyte)

Where it grows wild

Records cluster in the hot lowlands around Mazatlán, where the vegetation is tropical deciduous forest and thorn scrub. Hosts drop their leaves in the long dry season, so plants are exposed to strong sun for months.

Recorded elevations are 92–126 m, but only 3 records carry an elevation; some inland records may be higher in the foothills.

Mexico Northwest

🔒 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.