Ariocarpus retusus var. furfuraceus (Seven Stars) is a slow-growing, solitary, geophyte cactus with tubercles slightly projecting above…
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Ariocarpus is a genus of 8 species of succulent, subtropical plants of the Cactaceae family. The name comes from the ancient Greek "aria" (an oak type) and "carpos" (fruit) because of the resemblance of the fruit of the two genus in acorn form. Another possibility for the origin of the name is the work Scheidweiler did on the tree Sorbus aria at the time he described the genus Ariocarpus. He might have meant the fruits look like the fruits of the Sorbus aria. Ariocarpus are endangered and quite rare in the wild.
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Ariocarpus scaphirostris (Living Rock Cactus) is a slow-growing geophytic cactus with a grey-green stem that rises barely above ground…
Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus (Star Rock) is small cactus with a usually solitary, flat-topped stem that grows up to 3 inches (7.5 cm) in…
Ariocarpus fissuratus 'Godzilla' is an odd plant with a strongly structured surface. It is a popular Japanese cultivar, and there are…
Ariocarpus retusus subsp. trigonus (Star Rock) is a geophytic cactus with a solitary, rosette-shaped stem that rises slightly above ground…
Ariocarpus agavoides (Tamaulipas Living Rock Cactus)is a small rosette-shaped cactus with short, stiff, dark green tubercles. The stem is…
Ariocarpus retusus (Star Rock) is one of the largest and fastest-growing species of the genus Ariocarpus, known for its slow growth. The…
Ariocarpus fissuratus (False Peyote) is a geophyte cactus that produces a star-shaped rosette of fleshy, deltoid to hemispheric tubercles…