Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Turbinicarpus
Species: T. schmiedickeanus
Binomial name
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus
(Boed.) Buxb. & Backeb.

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family.

Distribution

It is endemic to Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas states of northeastern Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

Sources

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. schwarzii
Detail of flower


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