Living Rocks of Mexico
Ariocarpus fissuratus
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Location: Nine Point Draw, Texas

    Photos: Andreas Laras
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Ariocarpus fissuratus, harsh habitat at Nine Point Draw.

Ariocarpus fissuratus, a large plant of the population af Nine Point Draw.

Ariocarpus fissuratus, plants here have a hard existence.

 

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A population of very small A. fissuratus plants growing on a series of low hills composed of Boquillas limestone. Most plants grow embedded between limestone plate edges where those are exposed to the surface. Tiny plants, 3-4cm in diameter flowering at a very small size 2.6-2.8 cm.

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