''Turbinicarpus saueri'' is a species of

plant Plants are the eukaryotes that form the Kingdom (biology), kingdom Plantae; they are predominantly Photosynthesis, photosynthetic. This means that they obtain their energy from sunlight, using chloroplasts derived from endosymbiosis with c ...

in the family

Cactaceae A cactus (: cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae (), a family of the order Caryophyllales comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species. The word ''cactus'' derives, through Latin, ...

. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

San Luis Potosí San Luis Potosí, officially the Free and Sovereign State of San Luis Potosí, is one of the 32 states which compose the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided in 59 municipalities and is named after its capital city, San Luis Potosí. It ...

and

Tamaulipas Tamaulipas, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tamaulipas, is a state in Mexico; one of the 31 states which, along with Mexico City, comprise the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is divided into 43 municipalities. It is located in nor ...

states, located in northeastern Mexico. Its natural

habitat In ecology, habitat refers to the array of resources, biotic factors that are present in an area, such as to support the survival and reproduction of a particular species. A species' habitat can be seen as the physical manifestation of its ...

is hot

desert A desert is a landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions create unique biomes and ecosystems. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About one-third of the la ...

Subspecies

Plants of the World Online Plants of the World Online (POWO) is an online taxonomic database published by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. History Following the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew launched Plants of the World Online i ...

accepts the following subspecies, some of which have been treated as separate species: *''Turbinicarpus saueri'' subsp. ''gonzalezii'' Pavlícek & Zatloukal *''Turbinicarpus saueri'' subsp. ''knuthianus'' (Boed.) Lüthy, syn. ''Turbinicarpus knuthianus'' (Boed.) V.John & Ríha *''Turbinicarpus saueri'' subsp. ''nelissae'' Halda & Panar., syn. ''Turbinicarpus ysabelae'' *''Turbinicarpus saueri'' subsp. ''nieblae'' (García-Mor., Mart.-Aval. & Bergm.Beck.) A.Hofer *''Turbinicarpus saueri'' subsp. ''saueri'' *''Turbinicarpus saueri'' subsp. ''septentrionalis'' Matusz. & Šnicer *''Turbinicarpus saueri'' subsp. ''verduzcoi'' Zachar & Lux Turbinicarpus knuthianus.jpg, ''Turbinicarpus saueri'' subsp. ''knuthianus'' Turbinicarpus ysabelae.jpg, ''Turbinicarpus saueri'' subsp. ''nelissae''

References

Sources

External links

* * saueri Cacti of Mexico Endemic flora of Mexico Flora of San Luis Potosí Flora of Tamaulipas Vulnerable plants Endangered biota of Mexico Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Cactus-stub