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Cactus

Ariocarpus bravoanus

Cactus
Photo: CactiLegacy, CC BY-SA 4.0
Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Water
Drought tolerant
Native range
Mexico (San Luis Potosí)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Ariocarpus bravoanus is a species of cactus which is endemic to San Luis Potosí in Mexico. It grows in dry shrubland habitat on limestone substrates. It is endangered due to overcollecting.

Where it grows

Ariocarpus bravoanus is found growing on xerophytic shrubland on limestone gravel plains in the Mexican state of San Luis Potosí at elevations between 1500 and 2000 meters and is only known from a few localities. The habitat is fragmented.

Other Ariocarpus plants

Tamaulipas living rock cactus · Chautle livingrock · Living Rock · Living Rock Cactus · Cactus · Ariocarpus trigonus · Livingrock

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ariocarpus bravoanus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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