Turbinicarpus lophophoroides

Turbinicarpus lophophoroides
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
CITES Appendix I (CITES) [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Turbinicarpus
Species:	T. lophophoroides
Binomial name
Turbinicarpus lophophoroides (Werderm.) Buxb. & Backeb.

Turbinicarpus lophophoroides is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and hot deserts. It is threatened by illegal collecting, habitat loss and insect parasitism.

References

1. Smith, M.; Fitz Maurice, W.A.; Fitz Maurice, B.; Sotomayor, M. (2017). "Turbinicarpus lophophoroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T40981A121558149. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T40981A121558149.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.
2. "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Retrieved 2022-01-14.

Sources

• Smith, M.; Fitz Maurice, W.A.; Fitz Maurice, B.; Sotomayor, M. (2017). "Turbinicarpus lophophoroides". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2017: e.T40981A121558149. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T40981A121558149.en . Retrieved 13 November 2021.

External links

• Media related to Turbinicarpus lophophoroides at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Turbinicarpus lophophoroides at Wikispecies