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Lepidagathis montana is a small Brazilian savanna and montane herb in the acanthus family, rarely grown in gardens. It is best treated like other Lepidagathis species: bright light, consistently moist but well-drained soil, and warmth.
Lepidagathis montana is a species of plant in the acanthus family, Acanthaceae. It is native to central Brazil, including the Espinhaço Range of Minas Gerais state northward to the Chapada Diamantina of Bahia state, and in the Federal District, Goias, and southern Maranhão. It grows in gallery forest and cerrado (savanna) in the southern part of its range. In the northern part of its range in Bahia state it grows in campo rupestre (montane grassland on sandy soil) and scrubland.
This plant is cited in Flora Brasiliensis by Carl Friedrich Philipp von Martius. The Latin specific epithet montana refers to mountains or coming from mountains.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Lepidagathis montana 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.
