Turbinicarpus lophophoroides is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and hot deserts. It is threatened by illegal collecting, habitat loss and insect parasitism.
Turbinicarpus lophophoroides | |
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Conservation status | |
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2] | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Cactaceae |
Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
Genus: | Turbinicarpus |
Species: | T. lophophoroides |
Binomial name | |
Turbinicarpus lophophoroides (Werderm.) Buxb. & Backeb. | |
Taxon identifiers | |
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Turbinicarpus lophophoroides |
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Thelocactus lophophoroides |
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