View source for Ariocarpus fissuratus var. fissuratus

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|accepted_name=Ariocarpus fissuratus var. fissuratus
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|hierarchy=Cactaceae;Cactaceae subfam. Cactoideae;Ariocarpus;Ariocarpus fissuratus;Ariocarpus fissuratus var. fissuratus
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Cactaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Cactaceae subfam. Cactoideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Ariocarpus]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Ariocarpus fissuratus]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>variety</small>[[Ariocarpus fissuratus var. fissuratus]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 4
|mention_page=page 238
|treatment_page=page 241
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Plants </b>protruding above ground 0–2(–10) cm. <b>Stems</b>: tubercles forming coarse mosaic, closely packed, exposed faces of tubercles deltoid to hemispheric, deeply fissured on either side of central areolar groove, coarsely rugose, often sharply angled apically; areoles to 3 mm wide, sometimes confined to middle of tubercle faces instead of extending to tips. <b>Flowers</b> 2.5–5 cm diam., 2 times wider than long when fully expanded; inner tepals 21–30 × 5.5–7.5(–10) mm.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering Sep–Nov.
|habitat=Chihuahuan desert scrub, low, rocky hills of limestone chips
|elevation=500-1500 m
|distribution=Tex.;Mexico (Chihuahua;Coahuila;Durango).
|discussion=<p>The stems of <i>Ariocarpus fissuratus</i> are normally flush with the soil surface and resemble limestone chips in shape, color, and texture, rendering the plants extremely cryptic. The species is often found growing with <i>Agave lechuguilla</i> and species of <i>Leucophyllum</i>, and <i>Parthenium</i>.</p>
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|family=Cactaceae
|phenology=Flowering Sep–Nov.
|habitat=Chihuahuan desert scrub, low, rocky hills of limestone chips
|elevation=500-1500 m
|distribution=Tex.;Mexico (Chihuahua;Coahuila;Durango).
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|subfamily=Cactaceae subfam. Cactoideae
|genus=Ariocarpus
|species=Ariocarpus fissuratus
|variety=Ariocarpus fissuratus var. fissuratus
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