| Family Name | Cactaceae |
| Scientific name | Ariocarpus agavoides |
| Common name | Living Rock Cactus |
| Growth habit | Like sufficient sunlight & good ventilation, require deep sand-like soil. Needs enough water for growing season. Wants cool environment and dry soil in winter. |
| Leaf | N/A |
| Flower | Flowers are violet in colour; arise from the masses of trichomes of the areolar regions at the bases of young tubercles. The flowing season is usually in autumn or winter. |
| Fruit | Their fruits are exposed to the environment soon after fertilization. As they mature, the fruits become brownish and dry. They soon disintegrate, permitting the seeds to escape. |
| More to learn | Ariocarpus(仙人掌科岩牡丹屬): 整個植株在原產地幾乎全埋在地下，由三角狀疣突排列成蓮座狀的莖僅露出一部分。疣突表面常龜裂，腋部和疣突表面有大量綿毛。花頂生，漏斗狀，色彩豐富。體內有生物鹼，作用類似烏羽玉。 |
| Properties | N/A |
| Treats | N/A |
| Reference | 塔內植物園 CactiGuide.com 微刊 |