Ariocarpus scaphirostris

Ariocarpus scaphirostris is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. The Ariocarpus scaphirostris was originally called Ariocarpus scapharostrus in the 1930. D. R. Hunt, however, changed it to Ariocarpus scaphirostris.[2]

Ariocarpus scaphirostris
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Conservation status

Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classificationedit
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Tracheophytes
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Cactaceae
Subfamily:Cactoideae
Genus:Ariocarpus
Species:
A. scaphirostris
Binomial name
Ariocarpus scaphirostris
Boed.

It is endemic to Nuevo León state in northeastern Mexico.[3]

Its natural habitat is hot deserts.

The plant is slow growing and also produces rare flowers. 


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