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Vriesea clausseniana

Vriesea clausseniana is a bromeliad endemic to Brazil, recorded almost entirely from the quartzite mountains of the Quadrilátero Ferrífero in Minas Gerais (Ouro Preto, Mariana, Catas Altas, Itacolomi). Herbarium labels call it common there, growing both on rocks and as an epiphyte in campo rupestre at around 1100–1700 m. Grow it as a high-light, cool-night, mountain bromeliad with a dry winter.

At home, aim for
Day Cool-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 rock (lithophyte)

Where it grows wild

Quartzitic campo rupestre (rocky montane grassland and scrub) and the small woods and thickets within it. Collectors describe it as common, both rupicolous on quartzite outcrops and epiphytic on shrubs and small trees.

Montane: specimens come from about 1100–1700 m in the Serra do Itacolomi, Serra do Caraça and Ouro Preto area; one RPPN Capanema specimen was collected at 1703 m.

Brazil (Minas Gerais)

🔒 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.