Author:
Jan Scholten
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-663.14.13
Ariocarpus retusus
Name: from the Greek "aria", which means an oak type, and carpos, which means fruit.
Genus: 8 species.
Region: south Texas, Mexico.
Botany: succulent, subtropical cactus, limestone hills.
Culture: endangered, rare in the wild.