Thelocactus buekii
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| Thelocactus buekii | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Thelocactus |
| Species: | T. buekii |
| Binomial name | |
| Thelocactus buekii (E.Klein bis) Britton & Rose 1923 | |
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Thelocactus buekii is a species of cactus. It is endemic to Mexico.
Thelocactus buekii is a solitary, globular cactus, with depressed stems, with dark reddish to dull green body 5 to 22 centimeters high and 11 to 16 centimeters in diameter. It has conical tubercles that are 1.5 to 2.5 cm long. The areoles are woolly when young, with 3 to 7 central spines that are gray to red, measuring only 2 centimeters long. Additionally, it has 7 to 12 radial spines. The flowers of Thelocactus buekii are pink, measuring 8 cm in diameter.[2]
Distribution
Thelocactus buekii is native to the limestone hills in the Chihuahuan Desert between Dr Arroyo and Galean of Nuevo León, Mexico at elevations of 800 to 1000 meters.[3][2]
