Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus f. inermis cristatus

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Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus f. inermis cristatus hort.

Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus (Backeb.) Glass & R.A.Foster
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 49: 175. 1977

Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus f. inermis cristatus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Very nice plant. The white line areoles are spineless, green body.

Origin and Habitat: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar)

Synonyms:

Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus f. inermis cristatus hort.

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Accepted name in llifle Database:
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus (Backeb.) Glass & R.A.Foster
Cact. Succ. J. (Los Angeles) 49: 175. 1977
Synonymy: 16

Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus (Backeb.) Glass & R.A.Foster

Mammillaria pseudopectinata (Backeb.) H.P.Kelsey & Dayton
Neolloydia pseudopectinata (Backeb.) E.F.Anderson
Normanbokea pseudopectinata (Backeb.) Kladiwa & Buxb. in Krainz
Pediocactus pseudopectinatus (Backeb.) Halda
Pelecyphora pseudopectinata Backeb.

Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus f. aurata hort.
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus f. cristatus hort.
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus f. inermis cristatus hort.
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus f. inermis hort.
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus subs. jarmilae Halda & Chvastek, Chvastek

Pelecyphora pulcherrima Sabatini
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus var. jarmilae (Halda & Chvastek) M.Zachar

Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus f. rubriflorus (A.T.Powell) hort.

Neolloydia pseudopectinata var. rubriflora A.T.Powell

Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus f. variegatus hort.

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Description: This is the nice crested form of the beautiful Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatusSN|1523]]SN|1523]] "inermis" It is a very interesting almost spineless form of the well known species recognizable without problems for the areoles with very few and extremely reduced spines, whereas the white bunches are more significant. The monstrous spine/areole pattern vaguely resembles a Pelecyphora asseliformis very much though.
Stem: Dull green apex with short white hair.
Tubercles: Compressed laterally (hatchet shaped), spirally-arranged.
Areoles: Linear about 0,5 mm wide and up to 5 mm long, with some white wool.
Spines: Absent or very short, usually less than 1 mm long a comb like formation (pectinated).
Root: Tuberose and usually bigger than the stem itself.
Flowers: Pinkish smaller than the species, petals very thin.
Blooming season: Spring.

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

Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus (Backeb.) Glass & R.A.Foster: It is a small cactus with many small spirally-arranged tubercles tipped with numerous tiny white spines in a comb like formation.
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus f. aurata hort.: Mutant completely lacking chlorophyll pigment. The result is a completely yellow plant.
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus f. cristatus hort.: This plant is recognizable without problems for the areoles with white pectinated spines. (But it is often confused with the very similar looking Mammillaria pectinifera forma cristata)
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus f. inermis cristatus hort.: Nice crested form with white line areoles that are almost spineless on a contrasting green body.
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus f. inermis hort.: Almost spineless plant with spherical growth habit. The areoles are linear filled with short white wool. The spines are very short only 0,1-0,5 mm long.
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus subs. jarmilae Halda & Chvastek, Chvastek: Plant with rich pink-violet blooms.
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus f. rubriflorus (A.T.Powell) hort.: has bright pink to bright magenta flowers with darker magenta or reddish-brown mid-veins. Distribution: Nuevo Leon and Guanajuato, Mexico.
Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus f. variegatus hort.: Variegated with sectors, patches or stripes with two or more different colours, even distinct shades of green.