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Discocactus pseudoinsignis

Discocactus pseudoinsignis
Photo: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0

Discocactus pseudoinsignis is a small, solitary, flattened globular cactus from the mountains of Minas Gerais, Brazil, grown for its spiny body and woolly cephalium. Like most Discocactus, it needs bright light, very sharp drainage and careful, sparing watering.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Shrub, Succulent
Light
Full sun, Bright indirect
Water
Water sparingly during the warm growing season and keep it nearly dry in winter.
Soil
Very fast-draining cactus mix with added grit or pumice.
Temperature
18–30 °C; protect below 10 °C
How easy
Hard
Native range
Brazil (Minas Gerais)
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Discocactus pseudoinsignis is a species of Discocactus found in Brazil.

Where it grows

Discocactus pseudoinsignis, a species native to the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, grows at altitudes ranging from 700 to 1200 meters.

Other Discocactus plants

Discocactus boliviensis · Discocactus buenekeri · Discocactus catingicola · Discocactus diersianus · Discocactus fariae-peresii · Discocactus ferricola · Discocactus hartmannii · Discocactus heptacanthus · Cactus · Discocactus petr-halfarii · Discocactus placentiformis · Cactus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Discocactus pseudoinsignis 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.

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