Turbinicarpus nieblae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cacteae
Genus: Turbinicarpus
Species:

Turbinicarpus nieblae García-Mor., Mart.-Aval. & Bergm.Beck., Turbi-Now 18: 14. (2005)

Holotype: Mexico, Tamaulipas: San Carlos, norte de Tamaulipas, alt. 400 m, 27 Jan 2001, L.J. García-Morales 557 (UAT)

Homotypic
- Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. nieblae (García-Mor., Mart.-Aval. & Bergm.Beck.) A.Hofer, Terra Seca 2011(2): 42. (2011)

Note: Accepted by CACO (2025) but not by POWO (2025) & Hunt (2016) see Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. nieblae for an alternative taxonomy.

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Northern America Regional: Mexico Mexico Northeast (Tamaulipas) References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

García-Morales, L.J., Martínez-Avalos, J.G. & Bergmann Becker, K 2005. Turbi-Now. Mitteilungen der Turbinicarpus-Gruppe 2011(2): 42.

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USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Turbinicarpus nieblae in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 08-Apr-12.