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Ariocarpus fissuratus
| Scientific Name: | Ariocarpus fissuratus |
| Synonyms: | Anhalonium fissuratus |
| Common Name: | Living Rock Cactus |
| Other Names: | False Peyote Chautle |
| Etymology: | Ariocarpus: aria (a type of oak); carpos (fruit) [Greek] Fissuratus: fissura (to crack or split) [Latin] Anhalonium: an- (without); halonion (small threshing floor) [Greek] |
| Origin: | Mexico USA (TX) |
| Light: | Full sun. |
| Soil: | Lean mix: 1 part potting soil to 2 parts coarse sand. |
| Water: | Dry: Keep soil relatively dry but don't abuse. This plant needs less water than most cacti. |
| Min Temperature: | 32F. |
| Blooms: | Pink |
| Comments: | This cactus grows low to the ground and consists of grey-green tubercles originating from a large tap root. The tubercles have splits in them. Pink flowers appear in Fall and reveal a plant in the wild that is normally camouflaged. |
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