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Thelocactus leucanthus var. schmollii Werderm.
Bluh. Kakteen And. Sukk. Pflanzen 3: t. 60. 1939
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Thelocactus leucacanthus subs. schmollii (Werderm.) Mosco & Zanov.
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 7: 18. 1999

Synonyms:

See all synonyms of Thelocactus leucacanthus

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Thelocactus leucacanthus group

  • Thelocactus leucacanthus (Zucc. ex Pfeiff.) Britton & Rose: (subsp. leucacanthus) has pale-yellow flowers. Distribution: It grows mostly in Hidalgo.
  • Thelocactus leucacanthus var. ehrenbergii (Pfeiff.) Bravo: same as T. leucacanthus but flowers rose-red. Distribution: Ixmiquilpan, Mexico.
  • Thelocactus leucacanthus subs. schmollii (Werderm.) Mosco & Zanov.: has large tubercles rather than distinct ribs, looks more like a Coryphantha than it does a Thelocactus. It has violet to carmine red flowers. Distribution: Mainly in Queretaro.

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