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A young plant with juvenile spines which are radiating and pectinated,
2-4 mm long and completely different from the spines of adult specimens.
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T. pseudomacrochele ssp.
Lausseri is a desirable Mexican plants with nice pinkish-purple striped
petals.
Etymology: Named for the Laussers, a German couple who explored
and collected cactus in northern New Mexico
Description: Mostly solitary, but occasionally the root
bears several stems. Body flattened globular cylindrical, 20-40mm
high 25-35mm wide dark green. Ribs spiralling, divided into low
and rounded conical tubercles3-5mm long. Areoles in new growth
with white wool,
Root: up to 8 cm long taproot.
Spines: Only radials- 3-12 yellowish-brown becoming greyish
mostly erect bristly and twisted 15-30mm long. Juvenile spines at the
base of the stem ±radiating and pectinated, 2-4 mm long.
Flowers: from the areoles at the apex Reddish-purple 25mm
long, 25mm wide.
Fruits: The fruit is green almost round 4-6mm diameter and bears
the dried remnants of the flower. It opens with a vertical slit when
ripe.
Note: This taxa is closely related (or identical) with T.
pseudomacrochele var. sphacellatus and very similar to
Turbinicarpus krainzianus too.
Cultivation: This species is fairly robust and easy to grow.
Watering should be rather infrequent to keep plant compact. The fact
that the plant retracts into the soil and assume a grey-green colouring
between watering, is perfectly natural and doesn’t cause any damage.
Hardy to -4°C for a short period. Exposures: Full sun where it obtains a
flat natural looking or part sun. |
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Scientific name: Turbinicarpus
pseudomacrochele ssp. lausseri (Diers & G.Frank) C.E.Glass
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix I
Locality: First discovered
in 1986 growing on the steep rocky slopes of the Sierra del Doctor,
Querétaro and Hidalgo, México.
Synonym:
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Turbinicarpus lausseri
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Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele
var. lausseri Diers & G. Frank
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Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele
ssp. krainzianus fa. Lausseri
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Pediocactus pseudomacrochele
ssp lausseri
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Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele
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Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele
var. lausseri
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Neolloydia pseudomacrochele v.
lausseri
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Rare in cultivation it is
slow growing with black and grey weak papery
spines that curl around the top of the plant.
Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and cultivars of
Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele:
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