Ariocarpus fissuratus

Ariocarpus fissuratus
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Ariocarpus
Species:
A. fissuratus
Binomial name
Ariocarpus fissuratus
(Engelm.) K.Schum.[3]
Synonyms[3]
  • Mammillaria fissurata Engelm.
  • Roseocactus fissuratus (Engelm.) A.Berger
  • Roseocactus intermedius Backeb. & Kilian

Ariocarpus fissuratus (formerly known as Anhalonium fissuratus) is a species of cactus found in small numbers in northern Mexico and Texas in the United States. Common names include living rock cactus, false peyote, chautle,[3] dry whiskey and star cactus.[4]

  1. ^ Fitz Maurice, B.; Sotomayor, M.; Terry, M.; Heil, K.; Fitz Maurice, W.A.; Hernández, H.M. & Corral-Díaz, R. (2017). "Ariocarpus fissuratus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 208. IUCN. e.T152093A121435805. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T152093A121435805.en.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ a b c "Ariocarpus fissuratus". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-10-02.
  4. ^ Morey, Roy (2008). Little Big Bend : Common, Uncommon, and Rare Plants of Big Bend National Park. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press. p. 43. ISBN 9780896726130. OCLC 80359503.