Turbinicarpus schmiedicheanus ssp. klinkerianus

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Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus ssp. klinkerianus This species has 3 spines the lower one longer, up to 1 cm, the 2 upper ones small only on young areoles, flattened below, curved towards the apex, grey with dark tip, corky, rather soft, with transverse fissures.
Description: Body: Solitary or slowly clumping , dichotomy also observed, globular depressed, 30-50 mm high, 35-40 mm wide, pale grey to greenish-brown, apex with some white wool. Root: Taproot. Tubercles: 1 cm broad and 6 mm high, pyramidal, rhomboid at the base., arranged in flat spirals. Areoles: on the tip of the tubercle, with a little wool, soon becoming bare. Spines: 2-3. the lower one longer, up to 1 cm, the 2 upper ones only on young areoles, flattened below, curved towards the apex, grey with dark tip, corky, rather soft, with transverse fissures. Flowers: Apical, funnel shaped, inside ivory, outside with darker brown (or magenta) midribs 14-25mm wide. This plant is capable of blooming when it is little larger than 1 cm Ø. Fruits: Green-brown with a woolly top.

Photo and © copyright by Andrea B. (Bologna, Italy) http://www.cactusfriends.com/Andrea/index.html	*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 schmiedickeanussp. klinkerianus (Backeb. & H. Jacobsen) N. P. Taylor
Published in: Cactaceae Cons. Initiat. 5:14. 1998

Distribution: Guadalcazar in the state of San Lois Potosi (Mexico)

Habitat: Grows in scattered colonies, mostly in mossy crevices on rooky slopes at altitudes around 1150-2250m.

Conservation status: Listed in CITES Appendix I

Synonyms:

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus (Boedecker) Buxbaum et Backeberg 1937
Turbinicarpus klinkerianus
Strombocactus klinkerianus
Toumeya klinkeriana
Toumeya schmiedickeana var klinkeriana
Strombocactus schmiedickeanus var klinkerianus
Neolloydia schmiedickeana var klinkeriana
Pediocactus schmiedickeanus var klinkerianus

T. klinkerianus (form Huizache)

Cultivation: It’s a fairly easy species to cultivate. It needs a very well-drained soil, and requires strong sun to part sun to develop good spinal growth. Waterings should be rather infrequent to keep the plant compact and 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.

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