Xerophyte

Central Spines

1 (to 2), porrect, slightly curved towards the apex, the lower part, mostly twice as long as the longest radial spine, black 1,5 mm wide flattened, black.

Description

Turbinicarpus roseiflorusSN|11691]]SN|11691]] is a small solitary or copiously branching cactus with variable spination and also variable amounts of wool in the areoles.

Roots

Fibrous, copiously branching.

Tubercles

Rhombic, prominent tubercles, forming anti-clockwise diagonal spirals.

Flowers

Funnel-shaped, 2.5 cm long, 20 mm wide, petals pink, with dark mid-stripe on the reverse. Filaments greenish, anthers yellow. Style white with 4 short white club-shaped lobes. The white flowered form is also very attractive. Turbinicarpus roseiflorusSN|11691]]SN|11691]] "albiflorus".

Stem

Dark green, subspherical up to 3 cm tall, 4 cm in diameter. Crown white-woolly.

Radial Spines

6 to 13, of which the 6-8 lower ones much shorter, white, radiating sideways porrect, dagger-like, 3-5 mm long, while the 3-4 upper ones porrect and curving towards the apex, 10-15 mm long, black.

Fruits

Oblong, to 5 mm long, at maturity brownish and dehiscing vertically.

Areoles

Round, with white wool, later becoming naked.