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Turbinicarpus
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Turbinicarpus

Turbinicarpus is a genus of very small to medium-sized cacti, which inhabit the north-eastern regions of Mexico, in particular the states of San Luis Potosí, Guanajuato, Nuevo León, Querétaro, Hidalgo, Coahuila, Tamaulipas and Zacatecas.

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22 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus

speciesTurbinicarpus schmiedickeanus

Turbinicarpus alonsoi

speciesTurbinicarpus alonsoi

Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele

speciesTurbinicarpus pseudomacrochele

Turbinicarpus saueri

speciesTurbinicarpus saueri

Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus

speciesTurbinicarpus pseudopectinatus

Turbinicarpus valdezianus

speciesTurbinicarpus valdezianus

Turbinicarpus macrochele

speciesTurbinicarpus macrochele

Turbinicarpus horripilus

speciesTurbinicarpus horripilus

Turbinicarpus lophophoroides

speciesTurbinicarpus lophophoroides

Turbinicarpus laui

speciesTurbinicarpus laui

Turbinicarpus nikolae

speciesTurbinicarpus nikolae

Turbinicarpus jauernigii

speciesTurbinicarpus jauernigii

Turbinicarpus viereckii

speciesTurbinicarpus viereckii

Turbinicarpus hoferi

speciesTurbinicarpus hoferi

Turbinicarpus boedekerianus

speciesTurbinicarpus boedekerianus

Turbinicarpus heliae

speciesTurbinicarpus heliae

Turbinicarpus × mombergeri

hybridTurbinicarpus × mombergeri

Turbinicarpus gielsdorfianus

speciesTurbinicarpus gielsdorfianus

Turbinicarpus graminispinus

speciesTurbinicarpus graminispinus

Turbinicarpus swobodae

speciesTurbinicarpus swobodae

Turbinicarpus nieblae

speciesTurbinicarpus nieblae

Turbinicarpus × roseiflorus

hybridTurbinicarpus × roseiflorus

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