Ariocarpus bravoanus

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Ariocarpus bravoanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Ariocarpus
Species:
A. bravoanus
Binomial name
Ariocarpus bravoanus
H.M.Hern. & E.F.Anderson

Ariocarpus bravoanus is a species of cactus which is endemic to San Luis Potosí in Mexico. It grows in dry shrubland habitat on limestone substrates. It is endangered due to overcollecting.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Sotomayor, M., Fitz Maurice, B, Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Fitz Maurice, W.A., Smith, M. & Hernández, H.M. 2013. Ariocarpus bravoanus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2003. Downloaded on 17 September 2015.