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Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus ssp. schmiedickeanus

Scientific Name: Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus ssp. schmiedickeanus (Boed.) Buxb. & Backeb.
Synonym: Echinocactus schmiedickeanus, Neolloydia schmiedickeana, Pediocactus schmiedickeanus, Strombocactus schmiedickeanus, Toumeya schmiedickeana
Family: Cactaceae

Photo by Stan Shebs

Origin: Mexico (Tamaulipas: Miquihuana)

Growth Habits: Generally solitary, mate green stem 0.8 to 2.4 inches long (2-6 cm), 0.8 to 1.2 inches in diameter (2-3 cm), tubercle sides 0.2-0.3 inch long (5-7 mm); young areoles woolly, later bare; 1 to 4 grey spines, often contorted, up to 1 inch long (2.5 cm)

Blooming Habits:
Pinkish flowers at the top of the stem, 0.7 inch in diameter (18 mm)

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