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Accepted Scientific Name: Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii (Backeb.) M.Zachar, Stanik, Lux & Dráb
Rod Turbinicarpus (Genus Turbinicarpus) 47 (1996), basionym not validly publ.

Origin and Habitat: Mexico (Eastern San Luis Potosí: near La Bonita)
Synonyms:
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus (Boed.) Buxb. & Backeb.
Cactaceae (Berlin) 1937(1): Blatt 27. [25 Mai 1937] et: Jahrb. Deutsch. Kakteen-Ges. 1937, 1st Teil, 27.
Synonymy: 11
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus (Boed.) Buxb. & Backeb.
- Echinocactus schmiedickeanus Boed.
- Neolloydia schmiedickeana (Boed.) E.F.Anderson
- Pediocactus schmiedickeanus (Boed.) Halda
- Strombocactus schmiedickeanus (Boed.) J.West
- Toumeya schmiedickeana (Boed.) W.T.Marshall
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. alenae Halda & Kupčák
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus f. aurata hort.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus f. cristatus hort.
- Turbinicarpus sp. Santa Rita n.n.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. andersonii Mosco & Zanov.
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 7: 18. 1999
Synonymy: 5
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. andersonii Mosco & Zanov.
- Turbinicarpus andersonii (Mosco & Zanov.) D.Donati
- Turbinicarpus macrochele subs. andersonii (Mosco & Zanov.) Doweld
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. panarottoi (Říha) Lüthy
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. panarottoi Říha
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. bonatzii (G.Frank) Panar.
Piante Grasse 18(3): 120. 1999 [1998 publ. 1999]
Synonymy: 3
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. bonatzii (G.Frank) Panar.
- Pediocactus bonatzii (G.Frank) Halda
- Turbinicarpus bonatzii G.Frank
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. dickisoniae (Glass & R.A.Foster) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 14. 1998
Synonymy: 6
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. dickisoniae (Glass & R.A.Foster) N.P.Taylor
- Neolloydia schmiedickeana var. dickisoniae (Glass & R.A.Foster) E.F.Anderson
- Pediocactus schmiedickeanus var. dickisoniae (Glass & R.A.Foster) Halda
- Turbinicarpus dickisoniae Glass & A.Hofer in Glass
- Turbinicarpus gracilis subs. dickisoniae (Glass & R.A.Foster) Panar.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. dickisoniae Glass & R.A.Foster
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. flaviflorus (G.Frank & A.B.Lau) Glass
Guía Identif. Cact. Amenazadas México 1: Tu/sch ssp. flaviflorus (1998 publ. 1997)
Synonymy: 7
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. flaviflorus (G.Frank & A.B.Lau) Glass
- Neolloydia schmiedickeana var. flaviflora (G.Frank & A.B.Lau) E.F.Anderson
- Pediocactus schmiedickeanus var. flaviflorus (G.Frank & A.B.Lau) Halda
- Turbinicarpus flaviflorus G.Frank & A.B.Lau
- Turbinicarpus macrochele subs. flaviflorus (G.Frank & A.B.Lau) Doweld
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeana var. flaviflora (G.Frank & A.B.Lau) E.F.Anderson
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. flaviflorus (G.Frank & A.B.Lau) Glass & R.A.Foster
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. flaviflorus f. brevispinus
Synonymy: 5
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. flaviflorus f. brevispinus
- Turbinicarpus flaviflorus f. brevispinus
- Turbinicarpus flaviflorus forma brevispina hort.
- Turbinicarpus flaviflorus forma inermis hort.
- Turbinicarpus flaviflorus f. inermis
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. gracilis (Glass & R.A.Foster) Glass
Guía Identif. Cact. Amenazadas México 1: Tu/sch ssp. gracilis (1998 publ. 1997)
Synonymy: 5
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. gracilis (Glass & R.A.Foster) Glass
- Neolloydia schmiedickeana var. gracilis (Glass & R.A.Foster) E.F.Anderson
- Pediocactus schmiedickeanus var. gracilis (Glass & R.A.Foster) Halda
- Turbinicarpus gracilis Glass & R.A.Foster
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. gracilis (Glass & R.A.Foster) Glass & R.A.Foster
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. gracilis f. cristatus hort.
"forma cristata"
Synonymy: 3 Accepted name in llifle Database:
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 14. 1998 - Remarks: Panarotto (in Piante Grasse, 18(3): 120. 1998 (1999)) also published this comb. nov. (isonym)
Synonymy: 22
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) N.P.Taylor
- Neolloydia schmiedickeana var. klinkeriana (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) E.F.Anderson
- Pediocactus schmiedickeanus var. klinkerianus (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) Halda
- Strombocactus klinkerianus (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) Buining
- Strombocactus schmiedickeanus var. klinkerianus (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) G.D.Rowley
- Toumeya klinkeriana (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) Bravo & W.T.Marshall
- Toumeya schmiedickeana var. klinkeriana (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) Krainz
- Toumeya schmiedickeanus var. klinkerianus (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) Glass & R.A.Foster
- Turbinicarpus klinkerianus Backeb. & H.Jacobsen
- Turbinicarpus macrochele subs. klinkerianus (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) Doweld
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. klinkerianus (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) Glass & R.A.Foster
- Turbinicarpus klinkerianus subs. hiemalis D.Donati & Zanov.
- Turbinicarpus klinkerianus subs. planiziei D.Donati & Zanov.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus f. aurata hort.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus var. lilnkeuiduus
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus f. pachystele
- Turbinicarpus sp. Negrita
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus f. cristatus hort.
Accepted name in llifle Database:
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. kupcakii (Halda & Horáček) Halda & Horáček
Acta Mus. Richnov., Sect. Nat. 9(1): 78. 2002
Synonymy: 2
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. kupcakii (Halda & Horáček) Halda & Horáček
- Turbinicarpus macrochele subs. kupcakii Halda & Horáček
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. macrochele (Werderm.) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 14. 1998 [see also: Panar.
Synonymy: 12
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. macrochele (Werderm.) N.P.Taylor
- Echinocactus macrochele Werderm.
- Neolloydia schmiedickeana var. macrochele (Werderm.) E.F.Anderson
- Pediocactus schmiedickeanus var. macrochele (Werderm.) Halda
- Strombocactus macrochele (Werderm.) Backeb.
- Toumeya macrochele (Werderm.) W.T.Marshall
- Turbinicarpus macrochele (Werderm.) Buxb. & Backeb.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. macrochele (Werderm.) Glass & R.A.Foster
- Turbinicarpus macrochele subs. frailensis P.Lechner & Jantschgi
- Turbinicarpus macrochele subs. valteri D.Donati & Zanov.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. macrochele f. cristatus hort.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii (Backeb.) M.Zachar, Stanik, Lux & Dráb
Rod Turbinicarpus (Genus Turbinicarpus) 47 (1996), basionym not validly publ.
Synonymy: 9
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii (Backeb.) M.Zachar, Stanik, Lux & Dráb
- Strombocactus polaskii (Backeb.) T.Hewitt
- Toumeya macrochele f. polaskii (Backeb.) Kladiwa
- Toumeya schwarzii var. polaskii (Backeb.) Kladiwa
- Turbinicarpus macrochele subs. polaskii (P.Lechner & Jantschgi) D.Donati
- Turbinicarpus macrochele var. polaskii P.Lechner & Jantschgi
- Turbinicarpus polaskii Backeb.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii f. variegatus hort.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. schwarzii (Shurly) N.P.Taylor
Cactaceae Consensus Init. 5: 14. 1998
Synonymy: 15
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. schwarzii (Shurly) N.P.Taylor
- Neolloydia schmiedickeana var. schwarzii (Shurly) E.F.Anderson
- Pediocactus schmiedickeanus var. schwarzii (Shurly) Halda
- Strombocactus schwarzii Shurly
- Thelocactus macrochele var. schwarzii (Shurly) Kladiwa
- Turbinicarpus klinkerianus subs. schwarzii (Shurly) D.Donati
- Turbinicarpus macrochele subs. schwarzii (Shurly) Doweld
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. schwarzii (Shurly) Glass & R.A.Foster
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus f. schwarzii (Shurly) Panar.
- Turbinicarpus schwarzii (Shurly) Backeb.
- Turbinicarpus ellisiae Halda, Kupčák & Panar.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. rubriflorus (G.Frank) Panar.
- Pediocactus schmiedickeanus var. rubriflorus (G.Frank) Halda
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. rubriflorus (G.Frank) M.Zachar
- Turbinicarpus schwarzii var. rubriflorus G.Frank
Description: Tiny solitary cactus.
Stem: Flattened globose, pale grey-green, olive green or purplish-tan in full sun, 2 cm tall, 3.5-5 cm in diameter. The variegated forms show decoloured areas (lacking or with reduced chlorophyll content) that appears cream-yellow to pinkish.
Root: tap root
Tubercles: Broad, flattened, 4-angled.
Areoles: White and woolly.
Spines: 1 to 3 spongy spines, one up to 2 cm
Flowers: White in summer (July to September in habitat), 2.5 cm long, 4 cm across, white or pinkish stigmas.
Variegation: A variegated plant has sectors, patches or stripes with two or more different colours, even distinct shades of green. Plants with variegated stems or leaves are often attractive and highly prized. In most species the stems or leaves are normally green, and variegated epidermis is an uncommon mutation, termed a chimera. A chimeral variegation is due to losing the ability to produce chlorophyll in some of the plant’s tissue, so that this tissue is no longer green. Tissues lacking chlorophyll are usually white or pale yellow coloured (due to carotenoid pigments) or red (due to betalain or anthocyanin pigments) contrasting with the normal green tissue. There are several forms of variegation, depending on the tissues that have been affected. The variegation in some forms is unstable. The extent and nature of the variegation can vary, and sometimes the plant will return to the green form. In others it is stable and does not change under normal conditions. Because the variegation is due to the presence of two kinds of plant tissue, propagating the plant must be by a vegetative method of propagation that preserves both types of tissue in relation to each other.
Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus group
Turbinicarpus klinkerianus subs. hiemalis D.Donati & Zanov.: It flowers in winter, hence the scientific name "Hiemalis" (Belonging to winter)
Turbinicarpus macrochele subs. frailensis P.Lechner & Jantschgi: as fewer stigma lobes (3-6) white to yellowish-white, 2-3.5 mm long, straight, and only weakly papillose. Distribution: W to S-W of Matehuala, San Luis Potosi, México.
Turbinicarpus macrochele subs. valteri D.Donati & Zanov.
Turbinicarpus rioverdensis G.Frank: It comes from Rioverde, hence the scientific name "rioverdensis"
Turbinicarpus rioverdensis subs. paoloi Halda & Kupčák: This is a form with long spines referable to T. schmiedickeanus ssp. schwarzii
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus (Boed.) Buxb. & Backeb.: (ssp. schmiedickeanus) Stem disc-shaped, dull green and flat on top, twisted spines, and white to magenta flowers. Distribution: Miquihuana, Tamaulipas.
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. alenae Halda & Kupčák
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. andersonii Mosco & Zanov.: stem partly underground with pyramidal tubercles. Spines only 1-2. Flowers magenta and white in winter. Distribution: east of El Huizache, SLP, Mexico.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus f. aurata hort.: Mutant completely lacking chlorophyll pigment. The result is a completely cream-white, yellow or reddish plant.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. bonatzii (G.Frank) Panar.: Dark green-bluish, semi-globose, depressed, divided into tubercles, merging in a tuberous root 3-5 cm long, and from it longer fibrous roots develop. It is closely related to Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus ssp klinkerianus
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus f. cristatus hort.: crested form.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. dickisoniae (Glass & R.A.Foster) N.P.Taylor: It has gray-green stems. Radials spines: 18-24 finely acicular, rigid white young areoles (areole in old specimens have only central spines that curve slightly inward). No other variety of schmiedickeanus has as many radial spines nor as slender central spines. Distibution: Aramberri, Nuevo Leon.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. flaviflorus (G.Frank & A.B.Lau) Glass: It has a very distinctive form, described by some as almost pagoda-like with conical tubercles, 4(-6) spines and greenish yellow flowers. Distribution: Santa Rita, San Luis Potosi.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. flaviflorus f. brevispinus: it has very short corky brownish spines that contrast well with the body which is coated in a whitish bloom.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. gracilis (Glass & R.A.Foster) Glass: Stem with nearly round, slender tubercles, one thin, slender papery central spine, and white flowers; Distribution: Aramberri, Nuevo Leon.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. gracilis f. cristatus hort.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus (Backeb. & H.Jacobsen) N.P.Taylor: Disk-shaped stems with tapering pyramidal tubercles, with a total of 3 spines with only one persisting, and white flowers with magenta midribs. Distribution: El Huizache, San Luis Potosi.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus f. aurata hort.: Mutant completely lacking chlorophyll pigment. The result is a completely cream-white or yellow plant.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus f. cristatus hort.: crested form.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus var. lilnkeuiduus: pretty much the same as Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus and not readily distinguishable, if not for the label. Origin: Plants so-named are known only in cultivation.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus f. pachystele
- Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. kupcakii (Halda & Horáček) Halda & Horáček
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. macrochele (Werderm.) N.P.Taylor: Stem with poorly developed tubercles, 0-4 spines, sometimes as many as 6, and white flowers. Distribution: Matehuala, San Luis Potosi.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. macrochele f. cristatus hort.: crested form with long twisted spines.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii (Backeb.) M.Zachar, Stanik, Lux & Dráb: Flattened globose, pale grey-green, olive green or purplish-tan in full sun. Tubercles: Broad, very flattened, 4-angled and 1 to 3 spongy spines. Flowers: White in summer with pinkish stigmas.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii f. variegatus hort.: The variegated forms show decoloured areas (lacking or with reduced chlorophyll content) that appears cream-yellow to pinkish.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. rubriflorus (G.Frank) Panar.: Same as ssp. schwarzii but flowers pink to dark magenta midribs.
Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. schwarzii (Shurly) N.P.Taylor: Plant with pale green epidermis, Tubercles: Flattened 4-angled (diamond shaped) broad and stumpy, 1-3 spines with one much longer than the others, and white flowers. Distribution: La Bonita, San Luis Potosi.
Turbinicarpus sp. Santa Rita n.n.: has bright purple flowers whit margins of tepals pinkish white. Distribution: Santa Rita, San Luis Potosí, Mexico.
Turbinicarpus sp. Negrita: pretty much the same as Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subs. klinkerianus and not readily distinguishable, if not for the provenance. Distribution: La Negrita, San Luis Potosi, Mexico.
Bibliography: Major references and further lectures
1) Edward Anderson “The Cactus family” Timber Press, Incorporated, 2001
2) James Cullen, Sabina G. Knees, H. Suzanne Cubey "The European Garden Flora Flowering Plants: A Manual for the Identification of Plants Cultivated in Europe, Both Out-of-Doors and Under Glass" Cambridge University Press, 11/Aug/2011
3) David R Hunt; Nigel P Taylor; Graham Charles; International Cactaceae Systematics Group. "The New Cactus Lexicon" dh books, 2006
4) Davide Donati, Carlo Zanovello “Conoscere, capire, coltivare i Turbinicarpus-Rapicactus” Cactus Trentino Sudtirol, 2004

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii f. variegatus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii f. variegatus Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii f. variegatus Photo by: Cactus Art

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii f. variegatus Photo by: Cactus Art

Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus var. polaskii f. variegatus Photo by: Cactus Art
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Cultivation and Propagation: Variegated cacti are regarded as choice and difficult in cultivation, but despite that many of them are relatively easy to grow. But be aware that they cannot tolerate prolonged exposure to direct sun light (especially during the hottest summer days), so grow them in half-shade or under filtered sun. They are sometime seen as grafted plants, but many grow well on their own roots, too.
On the contrary, the albinos can survive only if grafted on a strong green base.
Use mineral well-permeable substratum with little organic matter (peat, humus). Water sparingly from March till October, and keep perfectly dry in winter, at temperatures from 5 to 15 degrees centigrade. (In general these plants are more tender and cannot endure freezing temperatures ). In the rest period no high atmospheric humidity!!
Propagation: Almost usually by seed. Plants are often grafted onto column-shaped cacti.
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