Turbinicarpus gielsdorfianus

Turbinicarpus gielsdorfianus
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
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. gielsdorfianus
Binomial name
Turbinicarpus gielsdorfianus (Werderm.) John & Riha

Turbinicarpus gielsdorfianus is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae.

It is endemic to San Luis Potosí state in northeastern Mexico.

Its natural habitat is hot deserts.

It was thought to be extinct for some time until it was rediscovered. It is an Endangered species, threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. Fitz Maurice, W.A.; Fitz Maurice, B.; Sotomayor, M.; Gómez-Hinostrosa, C.; Smith, M.; Hernández, H.M. (2013). "Turbinicarpus gielsdorfianus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T40975A2948525. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T40975A2948525.en. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

External links

• Media related to Turbinicarpus gielsdorfianus at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Turbinicarpus gielsdorfianus at Wikispecies
• turbinicarpus/turbinicarpus-gielsdorfianus Turbinicarpus (Turbinicarpus gielsdorfianus) media from ARKive