Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus

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

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
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Core eudicots
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T. schmiedickeanus
Binomial name
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus
(Boed.) Buxb. & Backeb.

Distribution

It is endemic to Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas states of northeastern Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.

It is threatened by habitat loss.

gollark: You're meant to disassemble it into pieces and reassemble it (by moving the pieces around). It's about 70 steps. I have absolutely no idea how they designed this thing.
gollark: I found one on the floor, and it seems to be quite fun, according to various people, but I only found *one* on the floor and they are no longer in mass production.
gollark: https://www.cs.brandeis.edu/~storer/JimPuzzles/BURR/6PiecePLATEGordianKnot/6PiecePLATEGordianKnotPhoto.jpg
gollark: I was looking at printing some of these puzzle things.
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References

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


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