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Complete Papers

Anderson, E. F. 1958. A recent field trip in search of Ariocarpus. Cactus and Succulent Journal of America 30 (6):171-174.

Anderson, E. F. 1961. A study of the proposed genus Roseocactus. Cactus and Succulent Journal of America 33(4):122-127.

Anderson, E. F. 1963. A study of the proposed genus Neogomesia. Cactus and Succulent Journal of America 35(5):138-145.

Anderson, E. F. and Fitz Maurice, W. A. 1997. Ariocarpus Revisited. Haseltonia 5: 1-20. The latest major revision of the genus.

Anderson, E. F. 1999. Ariocarpus: Some Reminiscences.  Cact. Succ. J. (U S )Vol. 71 (1999). No .4, p180-190

Anderson , M. 1999. Ariocarpus Cultivars: An Overview of Cristates, Hybrids, Monstrose Forms and Other Oddities Cact. Succ. J. (U S )Vol. 71 (1999). No .4, p191-200.

Bailey, G. Miller, J. and Smith, M. 2004. Ariocarpus bravoanus - On the edge. Living Rocks of Mexico, Sept 29th 2004.

Fitz Maurice, W A , and B. Fitz Maurice. 1999. Fieldnotes Cact. Succ. J. (U S) 71 271-272..New Locations for Ariocarpus agavoides.

Halda, J. J. 1998.  New System of the genus Ariocarpus Scheidweiler. Acta Mus. Richnov. 5(1): 34-39.

Hernandez, H. M. & Anderson, E. F. (1992), A new Species of Ariocarpus (Cactaceae) Bradleya 10: 1-4.(The first description of Ariocarpus bravoanus.)

Kunte L. and Šedivý V. Kaktusy Special 2 - Ariocarpus 2002

Laras, A. 1999. Growing Ariocarpus From Seed. Cact. Succ. J. (U S )Vol. 71 No .4, p210-215.

Lüthy Jonas M. (Italian Text) 2000 Ariocarpus fissuratus, Una Specie Variabile Cactus & Co Vol 4(4)2000, 192-202.

Lüthy Jonas M. (English Text) 2000 Ariocarpus fissuratus, A variable species Cactus & Co Vol 4(4)2000, 192-202.

Marshall, William T. 1946. Revision of the genus Ariocarpus. Cactus and Succulent Journal of America 18:55-56.

Marshall, William T. 1947. Neogomesia Castaneda genus nova. The Cactus and Succulent Journal of Great Britain. Vol. 9(2):29.

Moss B. 1993. Ariocarpus From Seed BCSS Journal Vol 11(1) 1-2,

Neudecker T. 1985. Crossing Experiments Within the Genus Ariocarpus. Scheidweiler. B.C.S.S. Journal Volume 3(1)14-17

Quail D. 1997  Slow Growing Cacti From Seed BCSS Journal Vol 15 (1), p16-20

Quail D. 2002 Slow Growing Cacti From Seed, Some Further Observations B.C.S.S. Journal Vol 20 (2) 69-75

Rushforth D.1981. Seedling grafting on Pereskiopsis. NCSS Journal Vol 36(1), p22-23.

Scheidweiler, M.J. 1838. Descriptio diagnostica nonnullarum Cactearum quae a domino Galeotti in provinciis Potosi et Guanaxato regni Mexicani inveniuntur. Genus Ariocarpus. Bull. Acad. Sci. Brux. 5:491- 492.

Sotomayor M., Arredondo A. and Martinez M. 2000 Neue Fundorte von Ariocarpus agavoides. Kakt. und and. Sukk.51 (5), 113-118

Stuppy, W. & Taylor, N.P. 1989. A New Variety of Ariocarpus fissuratus (Cactaceae)  Bradleya 7: 84-88. First description of A. bravoanus ssp. hintonii

Weightman W. 1991. Ariocarpus, Cacti for the Young (or Young at Heart) The Cactus File Vol 1(1): 6-11.

Weightman W. 1993. Ariocarpus Assignations BCSS Journal Vol 11(1), 21

Weightman W. 2002 A Half Hour Stroll to See Ariocarpus agavoides. B.C.S.S. Journal Vol 20 (2) 76-79

Abridged Texts

Britton N.L. & Rose J.N. 1937 The Cactaceae, (second edition)

Boedeker, Friederich. 1930. Ariocarpus scapharostrus Boed., sp.n. Monatsschrift fur Kakteenkunde 2 :60-61.

Coulter, J. M. 1894. Preliminary revision of the North American species of Cactus, Anhalonium, and Lophophora. Contributions from the U. S. National Herbarium 3(2):91-132.

Engelmann, G. 1858. Cactaceae of the Boundary. Report of the United States and Mexican Boundary Survey, Vol. 2, Senate Ex. Doe, No. 108, Washington, D. C., 1859.

Schumann K. M. 1901. Blühende Kakteen Iconographiae Cactacearum Im Auf Trage, J Neumann, Neudam.

Schumann K. M. 1908, Gesamtbeschreibung der Kakteen f. 96; Ann. Rep. Smiths. Inst.