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Zamia paucijuga

A small cycad of Mexico's Pacific slope, from Nayarit to Oaxaca, growing in seasonally dry tropical forest that is bone dry from November to May and soaked from June to October. It wants heat, bright light and a dry winter rest, and is easy to rot if kept wet and cool.

Zamia paucijuga
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, 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 Bright, filtered lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
Expects a seasonal restGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Grows on rocky and sandy slopes in tropical deciduous and semi-deciduous forest and oak woodland edges, often in partial shade of trees that drop their leaves in the dry season.

Recorded from near sea level to about 2,500 m, mostly around 200 to 700 m (median 446 m).

Mexico Southwest

🔒 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.