Turbinicarpus mandragora ssp. beguinii
Scientific Name: Turbinicarpus mandragora ssp. beguinii (N. P. Taylor) J. Lüthy
Synonym: Echinocactus beguinii, Gymnocactus beguinii, Mammillaria beguinii, Neolloydia beguinii, Neolloydia glassii, Neolloydia smithii var. beguinii , Thelocactus beguinii, Turbinicarpus beguinii
Family: Cactaceae
Turbinicarpus beguinii var. senilis in June at Kuentz "Le Monde du Cactus"
Origin: Mexico (Nuevo León, Coahuila)
Growth Habits: Usually solitary, globose cactus, up to 4 inches tall (10 cm), 3.2 inches in diameter (8 cm); woolly apex; 13 to 21 tubercled ribs; 1 central spine, up to 1.2 inches long (3 cm); 12 radials, radiating horizontally.
Blooming Habits:
Magenta flowers with lighter edges of petals, in summer, up to 0.7 inches in diameter (2 cm), 0.8 to 1 inch long (2-2.5 cm).
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