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Aztekium ritteri

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Aztekium ritteri is a species of cactus native to the Mexican state of Nuevo Leon. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Photosynthetic Autotroph 1
Living or Extinct
Yes 2
Scientific Name
Aztekium ritteri 2
Conservation Status
Least Concern 1
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Appendix I 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Cactaceae, Taxa
Source Aztekium ritteri (Wikidata)

In Biome

River, Biomes
Source Aztekium ritteri (Wikipedia)
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Found In

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Aztekium ritteri (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: status2
    CITES_A1
  • Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
    Aztekium ritteri is a species of cactus native to the Mexican state of Nuevo León.
  • Infobox: status
    LC
  • In Biome: River, Distribution
    The habitat of this species is characterized by having slopes of nearly 90 degrees, in areas occupied by intermittent streams.
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2. Aztekium ritteri (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q135125 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Cactaceae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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