Turbinicarpus mandragora ssp. zaragozae

Scientific Name: Turbinicarpus mandragora ssp. zaragozae (Glass & Foster) J. Lüthy
Synonym: Gymnocactus subterraneus var. zaragosae , Neolloydia subterranea ssp. zaragozae , Neolloydia subterranea var. zaragosae , Neolloydia zaragozae, Turbinicarpus subterraneus var. zaragozae , Turbinicarpus zaragosae, Turbinicarpus zaragozae
Family: Cactaceae

Origin: Mexico (Nuevo Leon, next to Zaragosa)

Growth Habits: Usually solitary, club-shaped cactus, up to 1 to 2 inches tall (2.5-5 cm), to 1.4 inches in diameter (3.5 cm); tuberous roots connected to stem by a rather slender neck; woolly apex; woolly areoles in the flowering area; 2 central spines, one erect, darker, around 0.7 inch long (1.7 cm), the other white, thickened at the base, 0.4 to 0.6 inch long (1-1.5 cm); 21 to 25 glassy white radials, 0.1 to 0.25 inch long (3-6 mm), except for 2 or 3 bristle-like, up to 0.8 inch long (2 cm).

Blooming Habits:
Yellowish flowers with violet or pink mid-vein, in summer, up to 1.2 inches in diameter (3 cm), 0.4 to 0.8 inch long (1-2 cm).