Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus
Scientific Name: Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus (Backbg.) C. Glass & R. Foster
Synonym: Mammillaria pseudopectinata, Neolloydia pseudopectinata, Normanbokea pseudopectinata, Pediocactus pseudopectinatus, Pelecyphora pseudopectinata, Pelecyphora pulcherrima, Thelocactus pseudopectinatus
Family: Cactaceae
Origin: Mexico (Tamaulipas, Nuevo Leon)
Growth Habits: Solitary, dull green stem, 1.2 inches tall (3 cm), 1.6 inches in diameter (4 cm), barely showing above the ground; apex with short white hair; each tubercle tipped by numerous white pectinate spines, 1.2 mm long.
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus at Holly Gate; photo Terry Hewitt
Blooming Habits:
One to 3 pinkish white flowers with pink to reddish-brown mid-veins in summer. The small fruit is green.
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