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Strombocactus corregidorae is a small, slow-growing cactus from dry shrubland in Querétaro and Hidalgo, Mexico, with a single ribbed stem and yellow flowers. It needs very sharp drainage, bright light and sparing water.
Strombocactus corregidorae is a species of cactus.
It is native to the states of Querétaro and Hidalgo in northeastern Mexico, where it grows in desert and dry shrubland at elevations around 1500 meters. Plants are found growing along Aporocactus flagelliformis, Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus, Astrophytum ornatum, Kroenleinia grusonii, Echinocereus schmollii, Ferocactus glaucescens, Isolatocereus dumortieri, Lophophora diffusa, Mammillaria herrerae, Mammillaria scheinvariana, Mammillaria schiedeana, Marginatocereus marginatus, Cephalocereus polylophus and Neolloydia conoidea.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Strombocactus corregidorae 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.
