Epithelantha cryptica
A tiny, white-spined button cactus from central Coahuila, known from only a handful of records. Like other Epithelantha it grows half-buried among limestone chips in open Chihuahuan Desert. It needs very strong light, a mineral and limy mix, summer water and a dry, cool winter.
Where it grows wild
It is known from a few sites in central Coahuila. Like the rest of the genus it grows in open areas on limestone hills and gravel, partly covered by limestone fragments, in full sun among sparse desert scrub.
Few records carry an elevation; the one climate site is at about 860 m.
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