Turbinicarpus andersonii - Turbinicarpus schiedicheanus panarottoi

	Turbinicarpus andersonii (Syn: Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var panarottoi)	CACTUS ART NURSERY Cultivation and Mail Sale of Cacti and Succulents.

Turbinicarpus andersonii A very old specimen

Photo and © copyright by Andrea B.	Desription: Small usually solitary geophyitic cacti, partly underground. Stem: Flattened globular, 25 (60)mm high 40-55mm wide dark green or glaucous green. Tubercles: Pyramidal. Areoles: young areoles with white wool, older are bare. Root: Napiform root. Radial spines: 5-8 in juvenile plants, disappearing in adults. Central spines: 1 (occasionally 2) yellowish curved upwards 2-3mm long on mature areoles only. Flowers: Funnel shaped, whitish with pinkish-magenta middle-stripe, 18-22 mm wide. Fruits: Urn-shaped, brown, 5mm long.
	The first flower.
Cultivation: It’s a fairly easy species to cultivate, but grows very slowly. It needs a very well-drained soil. It also requires strong sun to part sun to develop good spinal growth. Waterings should be rather infrequent, to keep the plant compact, and to avoid it becoming excessively elongated and unnatural in appearance. Keep dry in winter, or when night temperatures remain below 10° C, it is hardy to -4°C for a short period. Assure a good ventilation.
Spines	*Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Turbinicarpus schmiedicheanus* aggregate: (This taxon has lots of synonyms, with several controversial varieties and subspecies): T. schmiedicheanus ssp. schmiedicheanus T. schmiedickeanus ssp. andersonii T. schmiedickeanus ssp. dickisoniae T. schmiedickeanus ssp. gracilis T. schmiedicheanus ssp. gracilis forma cristata T. schmiedickeanus ssp. klinkerianus T. schmiedickeanus ssp. klinkerianus "lilinkeuiduus" T. schmiedickeanus ssp. polaskii T. schmiedickeanus ssp. schwarzii and possibly: T. schmiedickeanus ssp. bonatzii** T. schmiedickeanus ssp. flaviflorus *T. schmiedickeanus ssp. flaviflorus form brevispina* T. schmiedickeanus ssp. macrochele *T. schmiedickeanus ssp. rioverdensis* *T. schmiedickeanus forma variegata* *T. rioverdensis ssp. paoli (= T. longispinus)* *T. sp. negrita (=klinkerianus?*)

Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Scientific name: Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus (Boed.) Buxb. & Backeb. subsp. andersonii Mosco & Zanov. 2002

Conservation status: Listed in CITES Appendix I

Origin: Guadalcazar in the state of San Lois Potosi (Mexico), grows only over a range of about 3 km

Habitat: The plants grow on the southerly facing slopes of limestone hills at an altitude of about 1000-1100m and are accompanied by Ariocarpus retusus. It is estimated that there are less than 500 plants in habitats. The population is declining because of ongoing removal by collectors.

Synonyms:

Turbinicarpus andersonii
Turbinicarpus macrochele ssp. Andersonii
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var panarottoi
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus ssp panarottoi
Turbinicarpus panarottoi

Flowers

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