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 Cactaceae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.

It was thought to be extinct for some time until it was rediscovered.

Source

Anderson, E.F., Fitz Maurice, W.A., Fitz Maurice, B., Hofer, A., Sotomayor, M., Arrendondo, A.G. & Sánchez, B. 2002. Turbinicarpus gielsdorfianus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.

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