Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus (Lem.) K.Schum.

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Ariocarpus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 0.075-0.1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.08 - 0.1
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway cam

Environment

In and around the edges of the Chihuahuan Desert, where it grows on calcareous or gypsum soils mostly on silty flood plains.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 8-9

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -10
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus unspecified picture

Distribution

Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus world distribution map, present in Mexico

Conservation status

Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus threat status: Near Threatened

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000547463
COL ID GMS2
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus Stromatocactus kotschoubeyi Stromatocarpus kotschoubeyi Anhalonium fissipedum Ariocarpus sulcatus Anhalonium kotchubeyi Anhalonium kotschoubeyanum Roseocactus kotschoubeyanus Ariocarpus macdowellii Cactus kotschoubeyi Anhalonium sulcatum Ariocarpus rotchubeyanus Roseocactus kotschoubeyanus var. albiflorus Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus subsp. albiflorus Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus subsp. tulensis Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus subsp. elephantidens Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus subsp. neotulensis Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus subsp. skarupkeanus Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus subsp. sladkovskyi Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus var. elephantidens Roseocactus kotschoubeyanus subsp. macdowellii Roseocactus kotschoubeyanus var. macdowellii Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus var. albiflorus