Turbinicarpus mandragora

Turbinicarpus mandragora
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Turbinicarpus
Species: T. mandragora
Binomial name
Turbinicarpus mandragora
(Fric ex A.Berg) Zimmerman

Turbinicarpus mandragora is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family.

It is endemic to Coahuila state in Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts.

It is a Critically endangered species, threatened by habitat loss.

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