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Gymnocactus horripilus (Lem.) Backeb.
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 23: 151. 1951
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Turbinicarpus horripilus (Lem. ex Förster) V.John & Říha
Kaktusy (Brno) 19(1): 22 (1983) cf. Repert. Pl. Succ. (I.O.S.), 34: 8 (1985):. 1983

Gymnocactus horripilus (Turbinicarpus horripilus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Synonyms:

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Turbinicarpus horripilus (Lem. ex Förster) V.John & Říha
Kaktusy (Brno) 19(1): 22 (1983) cf. Repert. Pl. Succ. (I.O.S.), 34: 8 (1985):. 1983
Synonymy: 10 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Turbinicarpus horripilus subs. kvetae (Chvastek & Halda) Chvastek & Halda
Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 9(1): 76. 2002

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Turbinicarpus horripilus f. monstruosa

Accepted name in llifle Database:
Turbinicarpus horripilus subs. wrobelianus Nitzschke & Montes
Succulenta (Netherlands) 79(2): 92. 2000
Synonymy: 3
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Common Names include:
SPANISH (Español): Biznaguita

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Turbinicarpus horripilus group

  • Turbinicarpus horripilus (Lem. ex Förster) V.John & Říha: Pungent pale to dark brown spines with blackish tip that become greyish white, areoles with white wool (when young), soon becoming bare.
  • Turbinicarpus horripilus subs. kvetae (Chvastek & Halda) Chvastek & Halda
  • Turbinicarpus horripilus f. monstruosa: It forms dense clusters, composed of a great number of soft green stems, each of them usually less than 2 cm wide, some only a few mm across. The spines are all radials: 1-3 mm long, bristle-like, somewhat bent.
  • Turbinicarpus horripilus subs. wrobelianus Nitzschke & Montes: has almost white radials and darker brow to black central spine (versus tan to brownish spines), and a little smaller flower. Distribution: North of Metztitlan near Jilos (Gilo, Xilo), Hidalgo, Mexico.

28916 amante Amante Darmanin
Gymnocactus horripilus, in habitat at San Cristobal, Hidalgo, Mexico. (Turbinicarpus horripilus) Photo by: Amante Darmanin
19692 agrawal K.k. Agrawal
Gymnocactus horripilus (Turbinicarpus horripilus) Photo by: K.k. Agrawal

24619 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Gymnocactus horripilus (Turbinicarpus horripilus) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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Gymnocactus horripilus (Turbinicarpus horripilus) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Gymnocactus horripilus (Turbinicarpus horripilus) Photo by: Cactus Art
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In age will form beautiful mounds. (Turbinicarpus horripilus) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Gymnocactus horripilus (Turbinicarpus horripilus) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Gymnocactus horripilus (Turbinicarpus horripilus) Photo by: Cactus Art

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