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

Turbinicarpus saueri
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Turbinicarpus
Species:
T. saueri
Binomial name
Turbinicarpus saueri
(Boed.) V.John & Ríha[3]
Subspecies

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It is endemic to San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas states, located in northeastern Mexico.

Its natural habitat is hot deserts.

Subspecies

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As of March 2022, Plants of the World Online accepts the following subspecies, some of which have been treated as separate species:[3]

  • Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. gonzalezii Pavlícek & Zatloukal
  • Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. knuthianus (Boed.) Lüthy, syn. Turbinicarpus knuthianus (Boed.) V.John & Ríha[4]
  • Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. nelissae Halda & Panar., syn. Turbinicarpus ysabelae[5]
  • Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. nieblae (García-Mor., Mart.-Aval. & Bergm.Beck.) A.Hofer
  • Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. saueri
  • Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. septentrionalis Matusz. & Šnicer
  • Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. verduzcoi Zachar & Lux

References

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  1. ^ Sotomayor, M.; Smith, M. (2017). "Turbinicarpus saueri". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T151199A121562513. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151199A121562513.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.
  3. ^ a b "Turbinicarpus saueri (Boed.) V.John & Ríha". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  4. ^ "Turbinicarpus knuthianus V.John & Ríha". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-03-08.
  5. ^ "Turbinicarpus ysabelae (Schlange) V.John & Ríha". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2022-03-08.

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