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Ariocarpus trigonus

Ariocarpus trigonus
Photo: Dornenwolf from Deutschland, CC BY 2.0
Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Shrub, Succulent
Native range
Mexico (Tamaulipas, Nuevo León)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Ariocarpus trigonus or better known as Landmine Flowers is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae, native to Mexico (the states of Tamaulipas and Nuevo León).

Where it grows

Ariocarpus trigonus is native to the Mexican states of Nuevo León and Tamaulipas. It is found on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Madre Oriental, north of Monterrey, between Montemorelos and Linares, and in the Jaumave valley south of Jaumave. It grows on flat limestone hilltops in coarse, sandy-gravelly soil at altitudes between 500 and 1,200 meters.

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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ariocarpus trigonus 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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