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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Ariocarpus confusus
Cactaceae etc. 7(1): 1, 3-4. 1997
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Ariocarpus confusus
Author
Halda & Horáček
Chinese genus
岩牡丹属
Chinese name
-
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Habit
Solitary globose plant, rising slightly above ground level, rounded on top
Roots
Tap root.
Note
Ariocarpus confususSN|2078]]SN|2078]] is an extremely variable species.
Tubercles
Upright tan brownish/green to magenta/green divergent, not crowded or basally compressed, acute at the apices, flattened and smooth adaxially, not fissured, incurved strongly, 3-8 cm long, 1-2,5 cm broad, usually more long than wide.
Flowers
Extremely variable from Cream-white to rich magenta, 3 to 5 cm in diameter up to 4 cm long.
Blooming Season
They come in late autumn or early winter.
Stem
10 to 20 cm in diameter, 4 to 10 cm tall.