Ariocarpus Scheidweiler (1838)
(greek aria = whitebeam, karpos = fruit)
or perhaps the formation of false greek erion = wool,
because the fruits appear from the woolly hair of the plants
oblate, bulging, with a thick beet root, gray-green to green
areoles tiny spines absent, flowers from the axil wool
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Distribution |
north - Mexico
USA - southwest - Texas
warm arid regions
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Growth period |
full sunny and a warm location, very sensitive to too much moisture, keep the root neck dry
moderate watering, only from below and not in the woolly crown
from mid of July to mid of August is a summer rest period prefered
in this time keep the plants complete dry, this furthers the flower formation
the main growth period and flowering time is in fall, then a little more watering |
Winter period |
completely dry and cool in 4–8°C (39.2 to 46.4°F) |
Substrat |
very porous, pure mineral, sandy-loam
with the addition of limestone gravel, pumice, granite crumb, expanded shale, quartz and pebble tiles
addition of gypsum fertilizer in small amounts is good |
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| Ariocarpus agavoides (Castañeda) E. F. Anderson (1962) |
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Habitat |
Mexico
Tamaulipas,
San Luis Potosí - near Tula in Jaumave valley
on limestone hills at 1200 m (3937 ft) altitude |
Description |
Agaves similar Ariocarpus
up to 8 cm (3.1 in) Ø, gray-green
tubercles up to 4 cm (1.6 in) long
areoles somewhat below the mastoid tip, up to about 1 cm (0.4 in) Ø
0, rarely 1–3 spines, only 0,3–0,5 cm (0.1–0.2 in) long, pressed, white to horn colored
flowers pink, white base, from young areoles
outer petals white, red center
pink to red fruit, seeds, pear-shaped, warty, black
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Synonyms |
Neogomesia agavoides Castañeda (1941)
Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus ssp. agavoides (Castañeda) Halda (1998)
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CITES |
Appendix II since 01.07.1975; Apendix I since 06.06.1981 |
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