:: Ariocarpus confusus -- This species was included in the Ariocarpus genus as a seperate species in 1997 and poses a particular dilemma within the Ariocarpus genus.

Plants belonging to this species are found in the Aramberri area of Nuevo Leon (Anderson, 2004).   Aramberri is located in a valley between two mountain slopes.  On either side of the valley one may find the Ariocarpus retusus ssp retusus and the Ariocarpus retusus ssp trigonus.  Morphologically, plants belonging to the confusus species resemble either the retusus ssp or the trigonus ssp.  However, they are easily distinguished from either of these retusus sub-species by their dual colored flowers.  Specifically, the Ariocarpus confusus may develop magenta flowers, white flowers, variations of the two or even bicoloured flowers in the same plant. ::

Ariocarpus confusus