| Thelocactus buekii | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Least Concern (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Thelocactus |
| Species: | T. buekii |
| Binomial name | |
| Thelocactus buekii (E.Klein bis) Britton & Rose 1923 | |
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Thelocactus buekii is a species of cactus. It is endemic to Mexico.
Description
Thelocactus buekii is a solitary, globular cactus, with depressed stems, with dark reddish to dull green body 5 to 22 centimeters high and 11 to 16 centimeters in diameter. It has conical tubercles that are 1.5 to 2.5 cm long. The areoles are woolly when young, with 3 to 7 central spines that are gray to red, measuring only 2 centimeters long. Additionally, it has 7 to 12 radial spines. The flowers of Thelocactus buekii are pink, measuring 8 cm in diameter.
Distribution
Thelocactus buekii is native to the limestone hills in the Chihuahuan Desert between Dr Arroyo and Galean of Nuevo León, Mexico at elevations of 800 to 1000 meters.
Taxonomy
It was first described in 1859 as Echinocactus buekii by Eduard Petrowitsch Klein. The plant was named after German botanist Johannes Nicolaus Buek.
References
- SG), Succulent Plants; Biología, Héctor Hernández (Instituto de; Group), Succulent Plants Specialist; Assessment), Martin Smith (Global Cactus (2009-11-18). "The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
- ^ "Thelocactus buekii". LLIFLE. 2013-08-04. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is available under the CC BY-SA 3.0 license.
- Mosco, Alessandro; Zanovello, Carlo (2002). "An introduction to the genus Thelocactus" (PDF). Cactus & Co. 1 (6). Cactus & Co.: 144–171.
- Britton, N.L.; Rose, J.N. (1923). The Cactaceae: Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. Carnegie Institution of Washington. p. 8. Retrieved 2024-09-30.
External links
Data related to Thelocactus buekii at Wikispecies
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| Thelocactus buekii | |