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 |
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 kotschoubeyanus var. albiflorus (Backeberg) Glass (1997) |
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Habitat |
Mexico
Tamaulipas - near Tula and Palmillas
in 1700–2000 m (5576–6560 ft) altitude |
Description |
named after Prince Kotschoubey, also called Edelweiss cactus
small, 5 cm (2 in) Ø, with long taproot
tubercles 0,7 cm (0.28 in) tall, 0,7 cm (0.28 in) Ø, almost exactly triangular, without bar, spiral
wool furrow continuous, axillae, and parietal white tomentose strong
flowers up to 5 cm (2 in) Ø, often wider than the body, pure white, sometimes tinged pink in the middle
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Synonyms |
Roseocactus kotschoubeyanus var. albiflorus Backeberg (1951)
Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus ssp. albiflorus (Backeberg) Glass(1997)
Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus var. albiflorus (Backeberg) Glass(1997)
Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus (Lemaire) K. Schumann (1898)
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CITES |
Appendix II since 01.07.1975; Apendix I since 11.06.1992 |
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