Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus
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| Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Turbinicarpus |
| Species: | T. pseudopectinatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus (Backeb.) Glass & R.C.Foster | |
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae.
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus grows solitary with bluish green, depressed spherical bodies and has a fleshy taproot. The bodies, which appear white due to the dense thorns, reach heights of 2 to 3 centimeters and diameters of 2 to 3.5 centimeters. Their cusps are vertically elongated and 3 millimeters high. There is no central spine. The approximately 50 straight marginal spines are arranged in a comb shape and are one millimeter long.
The flowers are either white with a reddish or magenta central stripe, or rarely deep pink. They have a diameter of 1.8 to 2.6 centimeters. The greenish, dark fruits are approximately spherical and 7 to 8 millimeters long.[3]
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Distribution
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.
