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Accepted Scientific Name: Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus (Boed.) Buxb. & Backeb.
Cactaceae (Berlin) 1937(1): Blatt 27. [25 Mai 1937] et: Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1937, 1st Teil, 27.
Origin and Habitat: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar)
Synonyms:
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus (Boed.) Buxb. & Backeb.
Cactaceae (Berlin) 1937(1): Blatt 27. [25 Mai 1937] et: Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1937, 1st Teil, 27.
Synonymy: 11
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus (Boed.) Buxb. & Backeb.
- Echinocactus schmiedickeanus Boed.
- Neolloydia schmiedickeana (Boed.) E.F.Anderson
- Pediocactus schmiedickeanus (Boed.) Halda
- Strombocactus schmiedickeanus (Boed.) J.West
- Toumeya schmiedickeana (Boed.) W.T.Marshall
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. alenae Halda & Kupčák
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus f. aurata hort.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus f. cristatus hort.
- Turbinicarpus sp. Santa Rita n.n.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. andersonii Mosco & Zanov.
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 7: 18. 1999
Synonymy: 5
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. andersonii Mosco & Zanov.
- Turbinicarpus andersonii (Mosco & Zanov.) D.Donati
- Turbinicarpus macrochele subs. andersonii (Mosco & Zanov.) Doweld
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. panarottoi (Říha) Lüthy
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. panarottoi Říha
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. bonatzii (G.Frank) Panar.
Piante Grasse 18(3): 120. 1999 [1998 publ. 1999]
Synonymy: 3
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. bonatzii (G.Frank) Panar.
- Pediocactus bonatzii (G.Frank) Halda
- Turbinicarpus bonatzii G.Frank
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. dickisoniae (Glass & R.A.Foster) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 14. 1998
Synonymy: 6
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. dickisoniae (Glass & R.A.Foster) N.P.Taylor
- Neolloydia schmiedickeana var. dickisoniae (Glass & R.A.Foster) E.F.Anderson
- Pediocactus schmiedickeanus var. dickisoniae (Glass & R.A.Foster) Halda
- Turbinicarpus dickisoniae Glass & A.Hofer in Glass
- Turbinicarpus gracilis subs. dickisoniae (Glass & R.A.Foster) Panar.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. dickisoniae Glass & R.A.Foster
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. flaviflorus (G.Frank & A.B.Lau) Glass
Guía Identif. Cact. Amenazadas México 1: Tu/sch ssp. flaviflorus (1998 publ. 1997)
Synonymy: 7
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. flaviflorus (G.Frank & A.B.Lau) Glass
- Neolloydia schmiedickeana var. flaviflora (G.Frank & A.B.Lau) E.F.Anderson
- Pediocactus schmiedickeanus var. flaviflorus (G.Frank & A.B.Lau) Halda
- Turbinicarpus flaviflorus G.Frank & A.B.Lau
- Turbinicarpus macrochele subs. flaviflorus (G.Frank & A.B.Lau) Doweld
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeana var. flaviflora (G.Frank & A.B.Lau) E.F.Anderson
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. flaviflorus (G.Frank & A.B.Lau) Glass & R.A.Foster
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. flaviflorus f. brevispinus
Synonymy: 5
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. flaviflorus f. brevispinus
- Turbinicarpus flaviflorus f. brevispinus
- Turbinicarpus flaviflorus forma brevispina hort.
- Turbinicarpus flaviflorus forma inermis hort.
- Turbinicarpus flaviflorus f. inermis
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. gracilis (Glass & R.A.Foster) Glass
Guía Identif. Cact. Amenazadas México 1: Tu/sch ssp. gracilis (1998 publ. 1997)
Synonymy: 5
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. gracilis (Glass & R.A.Foster) Glass
- Neolloydia schmiedickeana var. gracilis (Glass & R.A.Foster) E.F.Anderson
- Pediocactus schmiedickeanus var. gracilis (Glass & R.A.Foster) Halda
- Turbinicarpus gracilis Glass & R.A.Foster
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. gracilis (Glass & R.A.Foster) Glass & R.A.Foster
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. gracilis f. cristatus hort.
"forma cristata"
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 14. 1998 - Remarks: Panarotto (in Piante Grasse, 18(3): 120. 1998 (1999)) also published this comb. nov. (isonym)
Synonymy: 22
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) N.P.Taylor
- Neolloydia schmiedickeana var. klinkeriana (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) E.F.Anderson
- Pediocactus schmiedickeanus var. klinkerianus (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) Halda
- Strombocactus klinkerianus (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) Buining
- Strombocactus schmiedickeanus var. klinkerianus (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) G.D.Rowley
- Toumeya klinkeriana (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) Bravo & W.T.Marshall
- Toumeya schmiedickeana var. klinkeriana (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) Krainz
- Toumeya schmiedickeanus var. klinkerianus (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) Glass & R.A.Foster
- Turbinicarpus klinkerianus Backeb. & H.Jacobsen
- Turbinicarpus macrochele subs. klinkerianus (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) Doweld
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. klinkerianus (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) Glass & R.A.Foster
- Turbinicarpus klinkerianus subs. hiemalis D.Donati & Zanov.
- Turbinicarpus klinkerianus subs. planiziei D.Donati & Zanov.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus f. aurata hort.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus var. lilnkeuiduus
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus f. pachystele
- Turbinicarpus sp. Negrita
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus f. cristatus hort.
Accepted name in llifle Database:
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. kupcakii (Halda & Horáček) Halda & Horáček
Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 9(1): 78. 2002
Synonymy: 2
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. kupcakii (Halda & Horáček) Halda & Horáček
- Turbinicarpus macrochele subs. kupcakii Halda & Horáček
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. macrochele (Werderm.) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 14. 1998 [see also: Panar.
Synonymy: 12
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. macrochele (Werderm.) N.P.Taylor
- Echinocactus macrochele Werderm.
- Neolloydia schmiedickeana var. macrochele (Werderm.) E.F.Anderson
- Pediocactus schmiedickeanus var. macrochele (Werderm.) Halda
- Strombocactus macrochele (Werderm.) Backeb.
- Toumeya macrochele (Werderm.) W.T.Marshall
- Turbinicarpus macrochele (Werderm.) Buxb. & Backeb.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. macrochele (Werderm.) Glass & R.A.Foster
- Turbinicarpus macrochele subs. frailensis P.Lechner & Jantschgi
- Turbinicarpus macrochele subs. valteri D.Donati & Zanov.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. macrochele f. cristatus hort.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii (Backeb.) M.Zachar, Stanik, Lux & Dráb
Rod Turbinicarpus (Genus Turbinicarpus) 47 (1996), basionym not validly publ.
Synonymy: 9
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii (Backeb.) M.Zachar, Stanik, Lux & Dráb
- Strombocactus polaskii (Backeb.) T.Hewitt
- Toumeya macrochele f. polaskii (Backeb.) Kladiwa
- Toumeya schwarzii var. polaskii (Backeb.) Kladiwa
- Turbinicarpus macrochele subs. polaskii (P.Lechner & Jantschgi) D.Donati
- Turbinicarpus macrochele var. polaskii P.Lechner & Jantschgi
- Turbinicarpus polaskii Backeb.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii f. variegatus hort.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. schwarzii (Shurly) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 14. 1998
Synonymy: 15
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. schwarzii (Shurly) N.P.Taylor
- Neolloydia schmiedickeana var. schwarzii (Shurly) E.F.Anderson
- Pediocactus schmiedickeanus var. schwarzii (Shurly) Halda
- Strombocactus schwarzii Shurly
- Thelocactus macrochele var. schwarzii (Shurly) Kladiwa
- Turbinicarpus klinkerianus subs. schwarzii (Shurly) D.Donati
- Turbinicarpus macrochele subs. schwarzii (Shurly) Doweld
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. schwarzii (Shurly) Glass & R.A.Foster
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus f. schwarzii (Shurly) Panar.
- Turbinicarpus schwarzii (Shurly) Backeb.
- Turbinicarpus ellisiae Halda, Kupčák & Panar.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. rubriflorus (G.Frank) Panar.
- Pediocactus schmiedickeanus var. rubriflorus (G.Frank) Halda
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. rubriflorus (G.Frank) M.Zachar
- Turbinicarpus schwarzii var. rubriflorus G.Frank
Description: Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanusSN|12648]]SN|12648]] is a solitary or slowly clumping tiny cactus species that grows almost completely buried in the ground.
Forma aurea or aurata (yellow form): The schizochromic form (Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanusSN|12648]]SN|12648]] f. aurata) has pale yellow stems due to the absence (or reduced production) of chlorophyll pigments: every other pigment is present at normal levels, the dominant green colouration is lost, but will still more than likely have normal other pigments that give the yellow overall appearance of the stem. This form with yellow stems is very attractive and highly prized. This schizochromic form is almost always seen grafted on stronger columnar species, and cannot can be grown on its own roots. However some clones have enough chlorophyll in their tissues and can be grown on they own roots too, but very slow growing.
Stems: Globular more or less depressed, 30-50 mm high, 35-40 mm wide, yellow, apex with some white wool.
Ribs: completely divided into tubercles that are more or less well-rounded to square to almost short ,conical, 5 mm broad at the base, up to 7 mm long and pointing upwards, arranged in flat spirals.
Root: Taproot.
Areoles: On the tip of the tubercle, with a little wool, soon becoming bare.
Spines: 3 (more rarely 4) the lower one longer, up to 2,5 cm, the 2 side spines approximately 1/3 as short and the upper, very often missing, still shorter, flattened below, curved towards the apex and often contorted, grey, corky, rather soft, with transverse fissures. The spines are persistent only on the upper body; below they fall off, and the body and tubercles are corky and bare.
Flowers: Apical funnel shaped, whitish to pinkish, outside with darker midribs 14-25 mm wide. This plant is capable of blooming when it is little larger than 1 cm Ø.
Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus group
- Turbinicarpus klinkerianus subs. hiemalis D.Donati & Zanov.: It flowers in winter, hence the scientific name "Hiemalis" (Belonging to winter)
- Turbinicarpus macrochele subs. frailensis P.Lechner & Jantschgi: as fewer stigma lobes (3-6) white to yellowish-white, 2-3.5 mm long, straight, and only weakly papillose. Distribution: W to S-W of Matehuala, San Luis Potosi, México.
- Turbinicarpus macrochele subs. valteri D.Donati & Zanov.
- Turbinicarpus rioverdensis G.Frank: It comes from Rioverde, hence the scientific name "rioverdensis"
- Turbinicarpus rioverdensis subs. paoloi Halda & Kupčák: This is a form with long spines referable to T. schmiedickeanus ssp. schwarzii
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus (Boed.) Buxb. & Backeb.: (ssp. schmiedickeanus) Stem disc-shaped, dull green and flat on top, twisted spines, and white to magenta flowers. Distribution: Miquihuana, Tamaulipas.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. alenae Halda & Kupčák
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. andersonii Mosco & Zanov.: stem partly underground with pyramidal tubercles. Spines only 1-2. Flowers magenta and white in winter. Distribution: east of El Huizache, SLP, Mexico.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus f. aurata hort.: Mutant completely lacking chlorophyll pigment. The result is a completely cream-white, yellow or reddish plant.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. bonatzii (G.Frank) Panar.: Dark green-bluish, semi-globose, depressed, divided into tubercles, merging in a tuberous root 3-5 cm long, and from it longer fibrous roots develop. It is closely related to Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus ssp klinkerianus
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus f. cristatus hort.: crested form.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. dickisoniae (Glass & R.A.Foster) N.P.Taylor: It has gray-green stems. Radials spines: 18-24 finely acicular, rigid white young areoles (areole in old specimens have only central spines that curve slightly inward). No other variety of schmiedickeanus has as many radial spines nor as slender central spines. Distibution: Aramberri, Nuevo Leon.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. flaviflorus (G.Frank & A.B.Lau) Glass: It has a very distinctive form, described by some as almost pagoda-like with conical tubercles, 4(-6) spines and greenish yellow flowers. Distribution: Santa Rita, San Luis Potosi.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. flaviflorus f. brevispinus: it has very short corky brownish spines that contrast well with the body which is coated in a whitish bloom.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. gracilis (Glass & R.A.Foster) Glass: Stem with nearly round, slender tubercles, one thin, slender papery central spine, and white flowers; Distribution: Aramberri, Nuevo Leon.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. gracilis f. cristatus hort.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) N.P.Taylor: Disk-shaped stems with tapering pyramidal tubercles, with a total of 3 spines with only one persisting, and white flowers with magenta midribs. Distribution: El Huizache, San Luis Potosi.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus f. aurata hort.: Mutant completely lacking chlorophyll pigment. The result is a completely cream-white or yellow plant.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus f. cristatus hort.: crested form.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus var. lilnkeuiduus: pretty much the same as Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus and not readily distinguishable, if not for the label. Origin: Plants so-named are known only in cultivation.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus f. pachystele
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. kupcakii (Halda & Horáček) Halda & Horáček
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. macrochele (Werderm.) N.P.Taylor: Stem with poorly developed tubercles, 0-4 spines, sometimes as many as 6, and white flowers. Distribution: Matehuala, San Luis Potosi.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. macrochele f. cristatus hort.: crested form with long twisted spines.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii (Backeb.) M.Zachar, Stanik, Lux & Dráb: Flattened globose, pale grey-green, olive green or purplish-tan in full sun. Tubercles: Broad, very flattened, 4-angled and 1 to 3 spongy spines. Flowers: White in summer with pinkish stigmas.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii f. variegatus hort.: The variegated forms show decoloured areas (lacking or with reduced chlorophyll content) that appears cream-yellow to pinkish.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. rubriflorus (G.Frank) Panar.: Same as ssp. schwarzii but flowers pink to dark magenta midribs.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. schwarzii (Shurly) N.P.Taylor: Plant with pale green epidermis, Tubercles: Flattened 4-angled (diamond shaped) broad and stumpy, 1-3 spines with one much longer than the others, and white flowers. Distribution: La Bonita, San Luis Potosi.
- Turbinicarpus sp. Santa Rita n.n.: has bright purple flowers whit margins of tepals pinkish white. Distribution: Santa Rita, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
- Turbinicarpus sp. Negrita: pretty much the same as Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus and not readily distinguishable, if not for the provenance. Distribution: La Negrita, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Bibliography: Major references and further lectures
1) Edward Anderson “The Cactus family” Timber Press, Incorporated, 2001
2) James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey "The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated in Europe, Both Out-of-Doors and Under Glass" Cambridge University Press, 11/Aug/2011
3) David R Hunt; Nigel P Taylor; Graham Charles; International Cactaceae Systematics Group. "The New Cactus Lexicon" dh books, 2006
4) Davide Donati, Carlo Zanovello “Conoscere, capire, coltivare i Turbinicarpus-Rapicactus” Cactus Trentino Sudtirol, 2004
5) Fitz Maurice, B, Fitz Maurice, W.A., Sotomayor, M. & Smith, M. 2013. Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus. In: IUCN 2013. "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species." Version 2013.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 February 2014.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus f. aurata Photo by: Prof. Ilham Alakbarov
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Cultivation and Propagation: Variegated and albinos cacti are regarded as choice and difficult in cultivation, but despite that many of them are relatively easy to grow. But be aware that they cannot tolerate prolonged exposure to direct sun light (especially during the hottest summer days), so grow them in half-shade or under filtered sun. They are sometime seen as grafted plants, but many grow well on their own roots, too.
On the contrary, the albinos can survive only if grafted on a strong green base.
Use mineral well-permeable substratum with little organic matter (peat, humus). Water sparingly from March till October and keep perfectly dry in winter at temperatures from 5 to 15 degrees centigrade. (In general these plants are more tender and cannot endure freezing temperatures ) In the rest period no high atmospheric humidity!!
Propagation: Usually by seed. Plants are often grafted onto column-shaped cacti.
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