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A very strange endemic species with a few small populations in Nuevo Leon, Mexico. Recently moved to this genus from Turbinicarpus. Grows in calcareous gritty soils at an altitude of 1,400 to 1,700m.
The thin shoot from the ground will eventually swell at the end into a typical cactus body. The Llifle encyclopedia says: "It is a restricted micro-endemic species scattered in small populations in the municipalities of Aramberri, Doctor Arroyo and Mier y Noriega in the state of Nuevo Leon (Mexico)(extent of occurrence less than 5,000 km2) Altitude: Around 1400-1700 metres above sea level. This Turbinicarpus grows in low xerophytic shrubland on shallow slopes and in calcareous and gypsum soils together with Pelecyphora strobiliformis, Pelecyphora pseudopectinata v. rubriflora, Thelocactus hexaedrophorus, Ferocactus steinesii, Glandulicactus uncinatus, Coryphantha bergeriana, and Echinocereus pectinatus. It is endangered because it has a relatively restricted range, occurs in five locations, and it is sought after by collectors who cause a continuing decline in the population." |
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