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Turbinicarpus sp. Negrita
(Syn: T. schmiedickeanus ssp. klinkerianus)

Cultivation: This species is relatively easy to cultivate. Requires full sun and careful watering to keep plant compact and low. It has a tap root, and watering it properly is often difficult and tends to crack open or rot if over-watered. Requires full sun and careful watering to keep plant compact. Hardy to -4°C for a short period.

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Conservation status: Listed in CITES Appendix I
 

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. schmiedickeanus ssp. klinkerianus
• T. schmiedickeanus ssp. klinkerianus "lilinkeuiduus"
• T. schmiedickeanus ssp. polaskii
• T. schmiedickeanus ssp. polaskii forma variegata
• T. schmiedickeanus ssp. schwarzii
  and possibly:
• T. schmiedickeanus ssp. bonatzii
• T. schmiedickeanus ssp. flaviflorus
• T. schmiedickeanus ssp. flaviflorus forma brevispina
• T. schmiedickeanus ssp. macrochele
• T. schmiedicheanus ssp. macrochele forma cristata
• T. schmiedickeanus ssp. rioverdensis
• T. schmiedickeanus forma variegata
• T. rioverdensis ssp. paoli (= T. longispinus)
• T. sp. negrita (=klinkerianus?)

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