Description of Turbinicarpus macrochele ssp. frailensis

T. macrochele ssp. frailensis [Click the image for more pictures]
Photo © Mark Faint
P. Lechner and Jantschgi, Turbi-Now, 5:14, 1998

Subspecies frailensis differs from subspecies macrochele by the lower number of stigma lobes, 3 - 6, these are white to yellowish-white, only 2-3.5 mm long and straight, as well as only weakly papillose; further with only a flowering period at the beginning of the year.

Locality: West to south-west of Matehuala, San Luis Potosi, México.

Notes

The 2 locality forms T. macrochele "Guerrero" and macrochele "Los Laureles" belong here.

Related taxa

Turbinicarpus macrochele ssp. frailensis is part of the macrochele aggregate of taxa, together with the following:

References

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