''Rapicactus subterraneus'',

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''Turbinicarpus subterraneus'', is a species of

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in the family

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. It is

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. Its natural

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is hot

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Subspecies

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accepted two subspecies: *''Rapicactus subterraneus'' subsp. ''booleanus'' (G.S.Hinton) Lüthy, synonyms ''Rapicactus booleanus'' (G.S.Hinton) D.Donati, ''Turbinicarpus booleanus'' G.S.Hinton *''Rapicactus subterraneus'' subsp. ''subterraneus'' Turbinicarpus booleanus - Flickr - Resenter89.jpg, ''Rapicactus subterraneus'' subsp. ''booleanus''

References

Sources

* Anderson, E.F., Fitz Maurice, W.A., Fitz Maurice, B., Hofer, A., Sotomayor, M., Arrendondo, A.G. & Sánchez, B. 2002.
''Turbinicarpus subterraneus''

2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
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