It prefers open, sunny or partly sunny habitats.

Without exception, all Pachypodium share in a preference for sunny, xeric habitats.

It is most frequent in sunny habitats with wet, acidic soils.

All of the species grow in dry or moist and sunny habitats, usually in rock crevices.

It does not tolerate shade and requires fire to keep the habitat open and sunny.

The plant grows in dry, sandy, sunny habitat, including pine barrens and grasslands.

The result is a narrow, permanently wet, sunny habitat.

Often found in sunny, open habitat, the butterfly prefers clover, alfalfa and the seeds of various legumes.

It is also threatened by fire suppression, which eliminates the normal fire regime that keeps the habitat open and sunny.

It has a preference of sunny habitats but have shown a tolerance for partially shaded areas.