Chautle-living Rock

Ariocarpus fissuratus

Ariocarpus fissuratus (Engelm.) K.Schum. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Ariocarpus.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is MXEAG, MXECU, MXEHI, MXEZA, MXEQU, MXEGU, MXS, MXSMI, MXESL, MXSJA, MXSCL, MXS_GR; SW. & S. Texas to NE. Mexico (and Jalisco).1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, desert or dry shrubland.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Ariocarpus fissuratus (Engelm.) K.Schum.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:19054-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Ariocarpus fissuratus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3084097
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Native Habitat

SW. & S. Texas to NE. Mexico (and Jalisco)

Automatically collected source range/note: MXE_AG, MXE_CU, MXE_HI, MXE_ZA, MXE_QU, MXE_GU, MXS, MXS_MI, MXE_SL, MXS_JA, MXS_CL, MXS_GR; SW. & S. Texas to NE. Mexico (and Jalisco).