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Rapicactus booleanus

Rapicactus booleanus
Photo: Resenter89 from Roma, Italia, CC BY 2.0

Rapicactus booleanus is a small, solitary, globular cactus from Nuevo León, Mexico, growing on gypsum outcrops. It needs very sharp drainage, strong light and dry conditions, with rest in winter.

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun
Water
Water sparingly during the growing season and keep almost dry in winter.
Soil
Very fast-draining mineral mix, such as cactus mix with extra grit or gypsum-rich substrate.
Temperature
Warm conditions in growing season; protect from frost and keep dry below about 5 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
Mexico (Nuevo León)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Rapicactus booleanus is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae.

Where it grows

Plants are found growing in gypsum outcrops near San Roberto, Nuevo León and in general Mexico.

Other Rapicactus plants

Rapicactus beguinii · Rapicactus mandragora · Rapicactus zaragosae · Rapicactus · Rapicactus subterraneus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Rapicactus booleanus 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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