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Ariocarpus elongatus (Salm-Dyck) Wettst.
Kakteenkunde 1933(1): 13 (1933)
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Ariocarpus retusus Scheidw.
Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 5: 492 (t. 1). 1838

Ariocarpus elongatus Photo by: Zoltán Oláh
In a group of plants known for many interesting oddities, Ariocarpus elongatus is one of the great curiosities of the succulent world. It produces longer and thinner tubercles up to as much as 4 cm long. Depending upon growing conditions, the plants may be consistently pale green to blue-green or may be greyish-green. Over time (several decades), the stems eventually grows up to 25 or more cm in diameter.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Ariocarpus retusus Scheidw.
Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 5: 492 (t. 1). 1838
Synonymy: 31 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Ariocarpus retusus subs. trigonus (F.A.C.Weber) E.F.Anderson & W.A.Fitz Maur.
Haseltonia 5: 18. 1998 [1997 publ. 1998]
Synonymy: 7 Cultivars (11):
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Common Names include:
ENGLISH: Seven Stars, Golden Stars, Ladyfinger Cactus
LITHUANIAN (Lietuvių): Pailgoji mamiliarija
RUSSIAN (Русский): Маммиллярия удлинённая
SWEDISH (Svenska): Fingervårtkaktus
UKRAINIAN (Українська): Мамілярія елонґата, Мамілярія подовжена

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Ariocarpus retusus group


28929 amante Amante Darmanin
Ariocarpus trigonus v. elongatus, Near La Reforma, Tamaulipas. Photo by: Amante Darmanin
30376 RapCactus Raimondo Paladini
Ariocarpus elongatus Photo by: Raimondo Paladini

15409 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Ariocarpus elongatus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
27930 RapCactus Raimondo Paladini
Ariocarpus elongatus Photo by: Raimondo Paladini

5287 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Ariocarpus elongatus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
5289 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Ariocarpus elongatus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

27931 RapCactus Raimondo Paladini
Ariocarpus elongatus Photo by: Raimondo Paladini
5288 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Ariocarpus elongatus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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