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Epithelantha pachyrhiza is a small, mostly solitary desert cactus from Coahuila, Mexico, with a spherical to cylindrical green stem and a carrot-like water-storing root. It needs very well-drained, mineral-rich soil and bright light, and is best kept dry-ish in the cool season.
Epithelantha pachyrhiza is a species of Epithelantha found in Mexico.
This species is found only in a small area southeast and northeast of Saltillo Valley in Coahuila, Mexico. It inhabits desert and dry scrub environments at elevations between 1200 and 1400 meters. It grows on rocky hill slopes, among rocks, on shallow, humus-rich, calcium-rich soils, indicating a preference for alkaline substrates.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Epithelantha pachyrhiza 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.
