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Epithelantha micromeris ssp. micromeris F.A.C.Weber
- Common Name: Button Cactus, Mulatto, Tapone
- Family: Cactaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: near Belen, NM, USA (northernmost known population of species)
- Habitat: Among broken limestone in arid, high-altitude desert
- Description: Believed by the Tarahumara to impart longevity, as well as the ability to see sorcerers and to run quickly (E.F. Anderson 2001).
Restrictions:- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
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  Accession Data:- Accession # 200800157
- Source: Mesa Gardens (seed)
- Provenance: S. Brack 1327, near Belen, NM, USA (northernmost known population of species)
- Accession Date: 10-06-2008
- Bench: 2211 - XER:Chihuahuan-Tehuacan Deserts
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 04-30-2013
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: core eudicots
- Order: Caryophyllales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Cactaceae
- SubFamily: Cactoideae
- Tribe: Cacteae
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References:
- Anderson, E.F., The Cactus Family, Timber Press 2001
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