Ariocarpus
Sign in to saveAriocarpus is a small genus of succulent, subtropical plants of the family Cactaceae.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyCactaceae
Native toMexico Northeast, Mexico Southwest, Texas
Observations recorded4,438
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Ariocarpus is a small genus of succulent, subtropical plants of the family Cactaceae.
It comes from limestone hills of Rio Grande in the south of Texas (Ariocarpus fissuratus) and also the north and the center of Mexico (all other species including A. fissuratus forms known as A. loydii and A. fissuratus var. intermedius) with strong sunshine exposures.
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