Ariocarpus fissuratus

Ariocarpus fissuratus
CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Ariocarpus
Species:
A. fissuratus
Binomial name
Ariocarpus fissuratus
(Engelm.) K.Schum.
Synonyms
  • Mammillaria fissurata Engelm.
  • Roseocactus fissuratus (Engelm.) A.Berger
  • Roseocactus intermedius Backeb. & Kilian

Ariocarpus fissuratus (formerly known as Anhalonium fissuratus) is a species of cactus found in small numbers in northern Mexico and Texas in the United States. Common names include living rock cactus, false peyote, chautle, dry whiskey and star cactus.

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