Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele ssp. pseudomacrochele
Scientific Name: Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele ssp. pseudomacrochele (Backeb.) Buxb. & Backeb.
Synonym: Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele, Neolloydia pseudomacrochele, Pediocactus pseudomacrochele, Strombocactus pseudomacrochele, Toumeya pseudomacrochele
Family: Cactaceae
Origin: Mexico (Hidalgo, Queretaro)
Growth Habits: Solitary or clumping, up to 1.5 inches tall (4 cm), 1.5 inches in diameter (4 cm); white areoles at the tip of the tubercles; 6 to 8 white adpressed spines.
Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele ssp. pseudomacrochele, picture by Gordon Smith
Blooming Habits:
Diurnal flowers, pale pink with darker mid-stripe, up to 0.8 inch long (2 cm), up to 1.4 inches in diameter (3.5 cm).
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