Xerophyte

Description

There are several sligtly different monstrous cultivars that differ from the standard solitary Ariocarpus furfuraceusSN|2081]]SN|2081]] for the free branching habit, for the thinner elongated stems and for the copious production of wool. The distinctive characteristic of this plants are the tubercles, which are stubby, large or equilaterally triangular shaped, divergent, convex or nearly flattened with shallow adaxial undulations or wrinkling, not fissured, 1.5-2 cm long, 1-3 cm wide.

Roots

Tap root

Flowers

Not known

Stem

Globose to elongated, rounded on top, about 3-10 cm high, 3-6 cm in diameter (Often grafted specimens grows much more larger depending on grafting stock). The stems are grey, or blue-green often flushed in violet in full sun and, typically, the new growth (especially if grafted) take a pink colouring.

Areoles

At the tips of the tubercles, rounded, 1-5 mm in diameter with abundant white wool in the axil.