Origin and Habitat: Mexico (San Luis Potosi: Cerros Blancos)
Habitat: Grows on flat or sloping crushed limestone surfaces, under sparse low to high bushes, hechtias and agaves.

• 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

• 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.
• Neolloydia schmiedickeana f. cristata hort.
• Turbinicarpus sp. Santa Rita n.n.

• 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.
• Pediocactus bonatzii (G.Frank) Halda
• Turbinicarpus bonatzii G.Frank

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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.
• Neolloydia schmiedickeana var. gracilis f. cristatata hort.
• Turbinicarpus gracilis f. cristatus hort.

• 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 klinkerianus f. aurata hort.
• Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus var. lilnkeuiduus
• Turbinicarpus lilinkioides hort.
• Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus f. pachystele
• Turbinicarpus klinkerianus f. pachystele
• Turbinicarpus pachystele
• Turbinicarpus sp. pachystele
• Turbinicarpus sp. Negrita

• Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. kupcakii (Halda & Horáček) Halda & Horáček
• Turbinicarpus macrochele subs. kupcakii Halda & Horáček

• 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 macrochele f. cristata hort.

• 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 polaskii f. variegatus

• 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]] subs. rubriflorus is almost indistinguishable from the standard "Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanusSN|12648]]SN|12648]] subs. schwarzii", but when the buds - well hidden in the plants’ woolly crown - appear, all its magnificent and unique flower colouring reveals the difference. The flowers are much more coloured than the standard subs. schwarzii. The petals have bright pink to dark magenta midribs.
Stem: Solitary or slowly clumping (dichotomy also observed) flattened semi-globose; turbinate, pale greysh-green globose, with a further 30 mm underground, 2 cm tall, 3,5-5 cm in diameter (but often larger in cultivation).
Parastichy number: 5 and 8
Areoles: Oval, woolly, at top of plant, quickly disappear.
Tubercles: Flattened 4-angled (diamond shaped) broad and stumpy.
Spines: 1 to 3 spongy yellowish brown or whitish horn coloured, the lower one longer, up to 2 cm, the 2 side spine approximately 4-5 mm, often missing, still shorter, flattened below, curved towards the apex and often contorted grey, corky, rather soft, with transverse fissures. The spines are bunched at plant apex and persistent only on the upper body, below they fall off and the body and tubercles are corky and bare.
Root: Tap root, nearly shaped like a drawn molar tooth, with mass of fibrous roots.
Flowers: Apical short tubed, campanulate, 20-30 mm long, 30-40 mm wide, sepals lanceolate, margins entire white or pale pink with darker bright-pink or purplish midribs.
Flowering season: Spring to autumn.

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

Cultivation and Propagation: It’s a fairly easy species to cultivate. It needs a very well drained soil, and requires strong sun to part sun to develop good spinal growth. Waterings should be rather infrequent, to keep the plant compact and avoid it becoming excessively elongated and unnatural in appearance. Keep dry in winter or when night temperatures remain below 10° C; it is hardy to -4°C for a short period. Assure a good ventilation.