Turbinicarpus gielsdorfianus

Turbinicarpus gielsdorfianus
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Core eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
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.

Sources

Fitz Maurice, W.A.; Fitz Maurice, B.; Sotomayor, M.; Gómez-Hinostrosa, C.; Smith, M. & Hernández, H.M. (2013). "Turbinicarpus gielsdorfianus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013. IUCN: e.T40975A2948525. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-2.RLTS.T40975A2948525.en. Retrieved 11 January 2018.

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