Living Rock (Ariocarpus fissuratus)

   

Living Rock (Ariocarpus fissuratus), Big Bend. Photograph by Gertrud Konings.

• Common English Names: Living Rock
• Common Spanish Names:
• Scientific Name: Ariocarpus fissuratus (ar-ree-oh-CAR-pus fis-soo-RAY-tus)
• Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)
• Geographic Range: Presidio County, TX, to the Pecos River, south into Chihuahua and Coahuila.
• Plant Form: Stem succulent.
• Remarks:

Last Update: 22 Sep 2003