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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Accepted
Turbinicarpus horripilus subs. wrobelianus
Succulenta (Netherlands) 79(2): 92. 2000
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Turbinicarpus horripilus subs. wrobelianus
Author
Nitzschke & Montes
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.