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Endangered
CITES App. II
Turbinicarpus horripilus var. wrobelianus
Con. Cap. Colt. Turbinicarpus – Rapicactus 213. 2004 [29 May 2004]
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Turbinicarpus horripilus var. wrobelianus
Author
(Nitzschke & Montes) D.Donati & Zanov.
Chinese genus
姣丽球属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Description
The ssp. wrobelianus differs minimally from ssp. horripilus for its almost white radials and for the darker brow to black central spine (versus tan to brownish spines), and for the little smaller flower. It is a clustering species (rarely solitary) that branches profusely from the base and thereby forming large groups up to 30 cm in diameter.