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Discocactus catingicola is a small, solitary Brazilian cactus that develops a woolly cephalium at its top as an adult. It is a desert-style plant that needs bright sun, very sparing water and well-draining sandy or gritty soil.
Discocactus catingicola is a species of Discocactus found in Brazil.
Discocactus catingicola is a small, solitary cactus native to eastern Goiás and central Bahia in Brazil. It is found growing in seasonally dry tropical biomes, typically near rivers on exposed sandy or rocky soils, at elevations of 450 to 700 meters.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Discocactus catingicola by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
