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Facheiroa squamosa is an erect columnar cactus from northern Brazil that grows several meters tall and is found on limestone cliffs. Like other cacti, the key to growing it is strong light and very sparing watering.
Facheiroa squamosa is a species of Facheiroa from Brazil.
Facheiroa squamosa is endemic to northern brazil, from 370m to 1000m above sea level. Limestone cliffs are where these plants are found.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Facheiroa squamosa 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.
