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Turbinicarpus viereckii var. major L730 fma.
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Description:
Usually solitary
occasionally clustering.
Stem: Dull green or
blue-green,
globose to slightly cylindrical 3-5 (-12cm) tall, 3-5(-7) cm in diameter
apex with with very woolly
top.
Ribs: 15 to 18 ribs divided in tubercles.
Tubercles: 6 mm long rhomboidal conical.
Central spines: 3 to 7 white with black tips in a cross like
formation, 2-4 cm long.
Radial spines: 13 to 16 rigid white translucent, some with brown
tips, 0.8-1.3 cm long.
Root: Swollen bundled.
Flowers: White
(sometime with a pink midstripe),
3 cm long, 3,5 mm broad
Fruits: Greenish-magenta. |
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Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms and
cultivars of Turbinicarpus viereckii:
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Family:
Cactaceae (Cactus
Family) |
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Scientific name:
Turbinicarpus viereckii
var. major
(Werderm.) V.John & Riha
Werdermann, Monatsschrift der
DKG, 3:175, 1931
Origin: Mexico (municipalities of
Guadalcazar in the state of San Luis Potosi and in Nuevo León)
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix 2.
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Synonyms:
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Turbinicarpus viereckii ssp.
major C. Glass and R.A. Foster
Published in: CASJ (US) Vol 50 (6): 285, 1978
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Echinocactus viereckii var. major
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Thelocactus viereckii var. major
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Gymnocactus viereckii var. major
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Neolloydia viereckii var. major
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Pediocactus viereckii var. major
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