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 scapharostrus Boedeker (1930) (nom. inval.) |
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Habitat |
Mexico
Nuevo Léon - near the small town of Rayones
in one single valley on slate mounds |
Description |
boat shaped tuberkles Ariocarpus (named after the tubercles shape)
broad round, to 9 cm (3.5 in) Ø, dark green
instead of ribs are spirally arranged longer or long pointed tubercles,
to 5 cm (2 in) long, top side is flat, even, bottom side with a keel, to the tip roundish curved up
axil is bare, on tubercles bottom side near the axil is a deepening with gray-whiteish wool tuft,
it could be maintained as axil wool
flowers to 4 cm (1.6 in) Ø, violet
seeds black, dull
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Synonyms |
Ariocarpus scaphirostris Boedeker (1930)
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CITES |
Appendix II since 01. 07. 1975; Apendix I since 06. 06. 1981 |
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