Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus

Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae.

Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus
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T. pseudopectinatus
Binomial name
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus
(Backeb.) Glass & R.C.Foster

It is endemic to Coahuila, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, and Tamaulipas states in northeastern Mexico]]. Its natural habitats are temperate forests and hot deserts.

Cultivation

Inside the complex of species Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus has been inserted Pelecyphora pulcherrima (Sabatini, 1991), which is characterized, when an adult, by a brief and clear central spine, angled of 45° to the body of the plant.

Sources

  • Fitz Maurice, B.; Fitz Maurice, W.A.; Sotomayor, M. & Smith, M. (2013). "Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2014.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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