''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' is a species of

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in the family

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Subspecies

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accepts the following subspecies, many of which have been treated as separate species: *''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''andersonii'' Mosco *''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''bonatzii'' (Gerhart Frank) Panar., syn. ''Turbinicarpus bonatzii'' Gerhart Frank *''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''dickisoniae'' (Glass & R.A.Foster) N.P.Taylor *''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''flaviflorus'' (Gerhart Frank & A.B.Lau) Glass *''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''gracilis'' (Glass & R.A.Foster) Glass *''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''jauernigii'' (G.Frank) D.R.Hunt, syn. ''Turbinicarpus jauernigii'' Gerhart Frank *''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''klinkerianus'' (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) N.P.Taylor *''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''macrochele'' (Werderm.) N.P.Taylor *''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''rioverdensis'' (Gerhart Frank) Zachar, syn. ''Turbinicarpus rioverdensis'' Gerhart Frank *''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''rubriflorus'' (Gerhart Frank) Panar. *''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''sanchezii-mejoradae'' García-Mor., Gonz.-Bot. & Vargas-Vázq. *''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''schmiedickeanus'' *''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''schwarzii'' (Shurly) N.P.Taylor Turbinicarpus bonatzii (9312510484).jpg, ''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''bonatzii'' Turbinicarpus_jauernigii.jpg, ''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''jauernigii'' Turbinicarpus_rioverdensis.jpg, ''Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus'' subsp. ''rioverdensis''

Distribution

It is

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Nuevo León Nuevo León () is a state in the northeast region of Mexico. The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrative territory from the Viceroyalty of New Spain, itself was named after the historic Spanish Kingdom of León. With a ...

San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de San Luis Potosí), is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 58 municipalities and i ...

Tamaulipas Tamaulipas (), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tamaulipas), is a state in the northeast region of Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 Federal Entiti ...

states of northeastern Mexico. Its natural

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is hot

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s. It is threatened by

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* * schmiedickeanus Cacti of Mexico Endemic flora of Mexico Flora of Nuevo León Flora of San Luis Potosí Flora of Tamaulipas Near threatened biota of Mexico Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cactus-stub