Xerophyte

Description

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanusSN|12688]]SN|12648]] var. polaskii, more often known with its old name Turbinicarpus polaskiiSN|12648]]SN|12688]], is a tiny slow growing solitary cactus.

Roots

Tap root

Tubercles

Broad, flattened, 4-angled.

Flowers

White in summer (July to September in habitat), 2,5 cm long, 4 cm across, with white or pinkish stigmas.

Spines

1 to 3 spongy spines, one up to 2 cm

Stem

Flattened globose, pale grey-green, olive green or purplish-tan in full sun, 2 cm tall, 3.5-5 cm in diameter.

Areoles

White and woolly.