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Zamia inermis

A critically endangered cycad with spineless leaf stalks, known only from a small area of central Veracruz, Mexico. It grows in seasonally dry tropical forest on rocky slopes. In cultivation it wants warmth, bright light, a sharply draining mix and a drier winter.

Zamia inermis
Photo: Robtalbert23, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets 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

Grows on the ground in tropical deciduous to semi-deciduous forest on rocky, well-drained hillsides, under a canopy that thins out in the dry season.

Recorded at 79 to 834 m, with a median of about 250 m.

Mexico Gulf

🔒 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 4.0 licence, unmodified.