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Thelocactus hastifer is a small, solitary barrel cactus from central Mexico, grown for its spiny globular stems and magenta flowers. It needs bright sun, very sparing water and fast-draining, gritty soil.
Thelocactus hastifer is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.
This species is native to the Mexican states of Hidalgo and Querétaro, where it can be found at altitudes of 1800 to 2000 meters. The plant grows in rock crevices on limestone hills.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thelocactus hastifer 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.
