These strange cacti can be hard to spot, even though they are quite common in rocky limestone areas at lower elevations of the park; the plant grows flat against the ground, forming a rosette of small grey-brown stems that blends in with the surroundings. There are no spines, but large pink-purple flowers are produced in fall. Fissuratus is the only ariocarpus species found in the US; several others occur in Mexico.
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