Ariocarpus agavoides - Xerophilia
Ariocarpus agavoides - Xerophilia
Ariocarpus agavoides - Xerophilia
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y Cristian Perez Badillo, Mexico<br />
Bits and Pieces<br />
<strong>Ariocarpus</strong> <strong>agavoides</strong> ‘sanluisensis’<br />
It is a rare miniature cactus that grows in San Luis Potosi state, where habitat plants remains almost completely buried<br />
like other species of this genus, standing only a few tubercles above the ground, its main feature in comparison with the<br />
plants near Tula, Tamaulipas, are its size tubers, which are larger and with 3-7 spines on each one.<br />
Fig.1 Habitat of <strong>Ariocarpus</strong> <strong>agavoides</strong> ’sanluisensis’. Location 1<br />
The photographs shown are for 2 sites, located in the municipality of Guadalcazar, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.<br />
The majority of these plants flower in November but the sluggish ones as late as December.<br />
Fig.2, 3 <strong>Ariocarpus</strong> <strong>agavoides</strong> ‘sanluisensis‘. Location 1<br />
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Fig.4, 5 <strong>Ariocarpus</strong> <strong>agavoides</strong> ‘sanluisensis’. Location 1<br />
Fig.6, 7 <strong>Ariocarpus</strong> <strong>agavoides</strong> ‘sanluisensis’. Location 2<br />
The populations are estimated at several thousands of plants, have a somewhat remotely location, far fromthe<br />
civilization and only few people know the exact habitat, therefore their main enemy arethe rabbits and the grazing<br />
animals likegoats.<br />
Fig.8 Two plants of <strong>Ariocarpus</strong> <strong>agavoides</strong> ‘sanluisensis in the location 2 together with <strong>Ariocarpus</strong> retusus<br />
<strong>Xerophilia</strong> – Anul I, nr. 3 (3) – Decembrie 2012 70<br />
ISSN 2285 – 3987