Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus
Conservation status
Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1)
CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Subspecies
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Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae.

Subspecies

As of March 2022^[update], Plants of the World Online accepts the following subspecies, many of which have been treated as separate species:

• Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. andersonii Mosco
• Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. bonatzii (Gerhart Frank) Panar., syn. Turbinicarpus bonatzii Gerhart Frank
• Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. dickisoniae (Glass & R.A.Foster) N.P.Taylor
• Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. flaviflorus (Gerhart Frank & A.B.Lau) Glass
• Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. gracilis (Glass & R.A.Foster) Glass
• Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. jauernigii (G.Frank) D.R.Hunt, syn. Turbinicarpus jauernigii Gerhart Frank
• Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. klinkerianus (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) N.P.Taylor
• Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. macrochele (Werderm.) N.P.Taylor
• Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. rioverdensis (Gerhart Frank) Zachar, syn. Turbinicarpus rioverdensis Gerhart Frank
• Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. rubriflorus (Gerhart Frank) Panar.
• Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. sanchezii-mejoradae García-Mor., Gonz.-Bot. & Vargas-Vázq.
• Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. schmiedickeanus
• Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. schwarzii (Shurly) N.P.Taylor

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  Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. bonatzii

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  Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. jauernigii

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  Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. rioverdensis

Distribution

It is endemic to Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas states of northeastern Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

See also

In Spanish: Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus para niños