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Ariocarpus scaphirostris
Also called Nuevo León Living Rock Cactus
Ariocarpus scaphirostris is a slow-growing, geophytic cactus from a single valley in Nuevo León, Mexico, with its body mostly buried and only triangular warts showing above soil. It is grown by collectors and needs very sharp drainage, strong light, and careful, restrained watering.
Ariocarpus scaphirostris is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It was originally called Ariocarpus scapharostrus in the 1930s.
Ariocarpus scaphirostris is endemic to hot deserts gowning on shaly limestone in a single valley in Nuevo León, Mexico, at elevations between 950 and 1,400 meters.
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