Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele ssp. lausseri

Scientific Name: Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele ssp. lausseri (Diers & G.Frank) C.E.Glass
Synonym: Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele var. lausseri , Pediocactus pseudomacrochele var. lausseri , Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele ssp. krainzianus , Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele, Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele var. lausseri
Family: Cactaceae

Origin: Mexico (Querétaro and Hidalgo)

Growth Habits: Generally solitary, occasionally the root bears several stems, the stems are flattened globose, up to 0.7 inch tall (18 mm), 1 inch wide (2.6 cm); tuberous root, up to 3.2 inches long (8 cm); tubercles 0.2 inch tall (5 mm); young areoles with white wool; no central spine; 8 to 12 silky radials, 2 to 4 mm, the upper ones longer, the ones on the top areoles curly, up to 1 inch long (2.5 cm).

Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele ssp. lausseri, picture by Gordon Smith

Blooming Habits:
Purplish flowers, 0.8 to 1 inch long (2-2.5 cm), 0.8 to 1 inch wide (2.5 cm), base with long hairs. The fruit bears the dried remnants of the flower, it is somewhat globose, then turning brownish as it ages. It opens with a vertical slit when ripe.