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Ariocarpus scaphirostris (Cactus)

Synonyms: Ariocarpus retusus var. swobodae; Ariocarpus scapharostris; Ariocarpus scapharostrus

Wikipedia Abstract

Ariocarpus scaphirostris is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. The Ariocarpus scaphirostris was originally called Ariocarpus scapharostrus in the 1930. Hunt, however, changed it to Ariocarpus scaphirostris. It is endemic to Nuevo León state in northeastern Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. The plant is slow growing and also produces rare flowers.
View Wikipedia Record: Ariocarpus scaphirostris

Infraspecies

Ariocarpus scapharostrus var. scapharostrus
Ariocarpus scaphirostris var. scaphirostris
Ariocarpus scaphirostris var. swobodae

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Ariocarpus scaphirostris

Predators

Spilococcus mamillariae (Cactus mealybug)[1]

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♦ 1Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0