Ariocarpus bravoanus | Ariocarpus fissuratus ssp. bravoanus | San Luis Potosí Collector Cactus Growing in 4 Inch
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description: Ariocarpus bravoanus, long known in cultivation as Ariocarpus fissuratus ssp. bravoanus, is an extraordinary geophytic cactus endemic to a highly localized region of San Luis Potosí, Mexico. Its deeply depressed body remains almost level with the surrounding soil, forming a compact rosette of olive-green to gray-green triangular tubercles. Mature tubercles develop a distinctive textured surface and may form shallow lateral furrows, giving older specimens an increasingly intricate appearance. Unlike the heavily fissured tubercles of typical Ariocarpus fissuratus, A. bravoanus combines a central woolly areole with irregularly papillose tubercle surfaces and only partially developed furrows. This unusual combination of characteristics contributed to the long-running debate over its relationship to other members of the genus and makes it one of the most botanically interesting Ariocarpus species in cultivation. Native Habitat: Ariocarpus bravoanus is endemic to San Luis Potosí, Mexico, where it occurs in a small and fragmented series of populations at approximately 1,500–2,000 meters (4,920–6,560 feet) elevation. The original type collection was made in the municipality of Guadalcázar at approximately 1,540 meters. Plants inhabit flat, gravelly plains of limestone origin within microphyllous desert scrub, frequently growing among creosote bush (Larrea). Plants recorded with the original population included Agave, Hechtia, Yucca, and Calliandra eriophylla. The body sits extremely low in the substrate, and during prolonged dry periods mature specimens can contract until much of the plant is nearly flush with or below the surrounding gravel, providing remarkable camouflage and protection from drought. Flowering Information: Mature plants produce elegant flowers from the woolly center of the rosette, generally during autumn. The flowers reach approximately 2.5 cm (1 inch) long, with cream-colored outer tepals and pinkish-magenta inner tepals, white filaments, yellow anthers…
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