Cactus Explorers Journal - The Cactus Explorers Club

The Cactus Explorer ISSN 2048-0482 Number 4 May 2012
Fig.4. Another view of the habitat of Escobaria abdita.
five years I have had the desire to discover
Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus somewhere north of
Ocampo in the state of Coahuila. I used to
have strange feelings and expectations while
roaming various flood-plains in search of
Ariocarpus, but I seemed to be out of luck.
On October 16th 2010, we were exploring one
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such flood-plain in northern Mexico, again
without having any success. While slowly
coming back to our vehicle where my friends
were already waiting, having decided to leave
the place, I kept searching the last few metres
of the arid land. Some 30 metres from the car I
noticed a tiny hole in the soil, resembling the
Fig. 5 The flower of Escobaria abdita. Fig.6 A dry fruit of Escobaria abdita.