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Zamia fischeri

A small, slow cycad from the Sierra Madre Oriental of northeastern Mexico, with fine, soft leaflets on a short subterranean stem. It grows in the understory of pine-oak and cloud forest, so it wants bright shade, warm summers, a cooler, drier winter and a fast-draining humus-rich mix.

Zamia fischeri
Photo: KENPEI, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day IntermediateTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Understory of evergreen pine-oak forest and cloud forest on the slopes of the Sierra Madre Oriental, usually on well-drained rocky or limestone-derived soils under a broken canopy.

Literature gives elevations up to about 900 m; the GBIF records span 49-2600 m with a median of 787 m, and the upper records are probably mislocated or cultivated.

Mexico: HidalgoMexico: QueretaroMexico: San Luis PotosiMexico: Tamaulipas

🔒 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 3.0 licence, unmodified.