Xerophyte

Description

Solitary yellowish-green globose plant, rising slightly above ground level., rounded on top Stem

Roots

Tap root

Note

Ariocarpus retususSN|2079]]SN|2079]] is an extremely variable species,. Tubercle size and shape vary widely, a terminal areole is sometimes present at the tip. The vast amount of phenotypic variation in the species has led to the erection of several variants

Tubercles

Upright yellow/brownish grey divergent, not crowded or basally compressed, acute at the apices, flattened and smooth adaxially, not fissured, strongly incurved, 3-8cm long, 1-2.5cm broad, usually twice as long as wide;

Flowers

Cream-white to yellowish_white (occasionally with reddish mid-ribs) with a satin sheen, 3 to 5 cm in diameter up to 4 cm long .