Buiningia brevicylindrica
- Family: Cactaceae
- Pot diameter: 5.5 cm
- Type: Evergreen
- Light: Full sun / Intense light
- Watering: Rare, only when fully dry
- Substrate: Very well-drained, with at least 50% minerals
- Temperature: ≥5°C, dry in winter
- Natural distribution: Endemic to eastern Brazil
The Buiningia brevicylindrica is a compact, ribbed column featuring symmetrical areoles and elegant spines. Ideal for mini collections and shallow bowls, it prefers sunny or very bright spots and requires rare watering, allowing the mix to dry completely between them.
Its cultivation is easy, while it grows best in poor, mineral substrates. It is suitable for compositions with other cacti such as Echinocereus spp. and Gymnocalycium spp..
Adaptations: Thick parenchymal tissue for water storage and waxy epidermis to limit transpiration.
Dimensions
- Placement
- Indoor & Outdoor
- Bonsai
- No
- Diameter
- 5.5 cm
Special Features
- Lighting
- High
- Watering
- N/A
- Resistance to Cold
- N/A
- Terrarium
- No
- Aromatic
- No
Family
- Cactus
- Gymnocalycium
Important information
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