Ariocarpus retusus

Ariocarpus retusus
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Ariocarpus
Species:	A. retusus
Binomial name
Ariocarpus retusus Scheidw.
Synonyms
List Anhalonium prismaticum Lem. 1839 Ariocarpus prismaticus Cobbold 1903 Anhalonium areolosum Lem. 1859 Anhalonium elongatum Salm-Dyck 1845 Anhalonium furfuraceum (S.Watson) J.M.Coult. 1894 Anhalonium pulvilligerum Lem. 1843 Anhalonium retusum Salm-Dyck 1845 Ariocarpus confusus Halda & Horáček 1997 Ariocarpus elongatus (Salm-Dyck) Wettst. 1928 Ariocarpus elongatus subsp. horacekii (Halda) Halda 1998 Ariocarpus furfuraceus (S.Watson) H.S.Thomps. 1898 Ariocarpus furfuraceus f. cristata Frič 1925 Ariocarpus furfuraceus var. rostratus A.Berger 1929 Ariocarpus prismaticus var. maior Frič 1925 Ariocarpus prismaticus var. minor Frič 1925 Ariocarpus pulvilligeris (Monv. ex C.F.Först. & Rümpler) K.Schum. 1898 Ariocarpus retusus subsp. confusus (Halda & Horáček) Lüthy 1999 Ariocarpus retusus var. furfuraceus (S.Watson) G.Frank 1975 Ariocarpus retusus subsp. horacekii Halda & Panar. 1998 Ariocarpus retusus subsp. jarmilae Halda, Horáček & Panar. 1998 Ariocarpus retusus subsp. panarottoi Halda & Horáček 1998 Ariocarpus retusus subsp. pectinatus Weisbarth 2003 Ariocarpus retusus subsp. scapharostroides Halda & Horáček 1997 Ariocarpus retusus subsp. sladkovskyi Halda & Kupčák 2000 Ariocarpus trigonus var. elongatus (Salm-Dyck) Backeb. 1961 Ariocarpus trigonus var. horacekii Halda 1997 Cactus areolosus Kuntze 1891 Cactus prismaticus (Hemsl.) Kuntze 1891 Cactus procerus (C.Ehrenb.) Kuntze 1891 Mammillaria aloides Monv. ex Labour. 1853 Mammillaria areolosa Hemsl. 1880 Mammillaria elongata Hemsl. 1880 Mammillaria furfuracea S.Watson 1890 Mammillaria prismatica Hemsl. 1880 Mammillaria procera C.Ehrenb. 1849 Mammillaria pulvilligera Monv. ex C.F.Först. & Rümpler 1885 Mammillaria purpuracea S.Watson 1890

Ariocarpus retusus is a species of cactus, from the genus Ariocarpus, found mainly in Mexico. It is one of the largest and fastest-growing species in this genus known for a slow rate of growth.^[2] Despite its slow growth, often taking ten years to reach flowering age, the retusus is a desirable cactus for cultivation, having attractive flowers and an unusual form for a cactus. It is also one of the most easily cultivated species in the genus.