Ariocarpus fissuratus
Ariocarpus fissuratus
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
- 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 ↩
- GBIF Secretariat. "Ariocarpus fissuratus". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3084097 ↩
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