Origin and Habitat: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar)

• Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. minimus f. cristatus hort.
• Neolloydia krainziana var. minima f. cristata hort.
• Turbinicarpus krainzianus subs. minimus f. cristatus hort.

• Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele (Backeb.) Buxb. & Backeb.
• Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele (Backeb.) Doweld
• Neolloydia pseudomacrochele (Backeb.) E.F.Anderson
• Pediocactus pseudomacrochele (Backeb.) Halda
• Strombocactus pseudomacrochele Backeb.
• Toumeya pseudomacrochele (Backeb.) W.T.Marshall

• Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. krainzianus (G.Frank) Glass
• Neolloydia krainziana (G.Frank) A.T.Powell
• Pediocactus pseudomacrochele var. krainzianus (G.Frank) Halda
• Strombocactus pseudomacrochele var. krainzianus (G.Frank) G.D.Rowley
• Toumeya krainziana G.Frank
• Toumeya pseudomacrochele var. krainziana (G.Frank) Kladiwa in Krainz
• Turbinicarpus krainzianus (G.Frank) Backeb.
• Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele var. krainzianus (G.Frank) Glass & R.A.Foster

• Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele var. krainzianus f. cristatus
• Turbinicarpus krainzianus f. cristatus

• Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. lausseri (Diers & G.Frank) Glass
• Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. lausseri (Diers & G.Frank) Doweld
• Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele var. lausseri (Diers & G.Frank) Doweld
• Pediocactus pseudomacrochele var. lausseri (Diers & G.Frank) Halda
• Turbinicarpus krainzianus f. lausseri (Diers & G.Frank) D.Donati
• Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele var. lausseri Diers & G.Frank
• Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele f. lausseri (Diers & G.Frank) Panar.

• Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. minimus (G.Frank) Lüthy & A.Hofer
• Neolloydia krainziana var. minima (G.Frank) A.T.Powell
• Turbinicarpus krainzianus subs. minimus (G.Frank) Lüthy & A.Hofer
• Turbinicarpus krainzianus var. minimus (G.Frank) Diers
• Turbinicarpus krainzianus f. minimus G.Frank
• Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. krainzianus f. minimus (G.Frank) Glass
• Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele f. minimus (G.Frank) M.Zachar, Stanik, Lux & Dráb

• Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. minimus f. cristatus hort.
• Neolloydia krainziana var. minima f. cristata hort.
• Turbinicarpus krainzianus subs. minimus f. cristatus hort.

• Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele var. sphacellatus Diers & G.Frank
• Kadenicarpus pseudomacrochele var. sphacellatus (Diers & G.Frank) Doweld
• Pediocactus pseudomacrochele var. sphacellatus (Diers & G.Frank) Halda
• Turbinicarpus krainzianus f. sphacelatus (Diers & G.Frank) hort.
• Turbinicarpus sphacelatus (Diers & G.Frank) hort.
• Turbinicarpus cirrhiferus

• Turbinicarpus pseudomacrochele subs. krainzianus cv. Lilliput
• Turbinicarpus krainzianus cv. Lilliput

Description: Turbinicarpus pseudomacrocheleSN|12802]]SN|12802]] subs. minimus is very similar to the standard Turbinicarpus pseudomacrocheleSN|12802]]SN|12802]] ssp. krainzianus, but smaller. The crested form Turbinicarpus pseudomacrocheleSN|12802]]SN|12802]] subs. minimus f. cristatus is a rare miniature sought after by collectors, for its unusual shapes covered by tiny white spines.
Root: Has a large tap root below the surface of the compost.
Stem: Fan shaped, very thin 3-7 mm thick, forming with time small convoluted mounds.
Flowers: Not seen.
Fruit: Not seen.

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, 2006Jackie M. Poole, William R. Carr, Dana M. Price, Jason R. Singhurst “Rare plants of Texas: a field guide” Texas A&M University Press, 30/Dec/2007
4) Milan Zachar, Roman Staník, Alexander Lux, Igor Dráb "Rod Turbinicarpus (Gattung Turbinicarpus)" Vydavateľstvo Roman Staník, 1996

Cultivation and Propagation: Although regarded as a choice and difficult plant is not too difficult in a greenhouse, although grows quite slowly. It is sometime seen as a grafted plant but grows very well on its own roots too.
Soil: Use mineral well permeable mineral soil with little organic matter (peat, humus).
Exposure: They need a good amount of light shade to full sun this help to keep the plants healthy, although slow growth.
Watering: Water sparingly from March till October (weekly during summertime, if the weather is sunny enough) , with a little fertilizer added. Less or no water during cold winter months to prevent root loss. It is sensitive to overwatering (rot prone).
Hardiness: Keep perfectly dry in winter at temperatures from 5 to 15 degrees centigrade. (but it is relatively cold resistant and hardy to -5° C for short periods) In the rest period no high atmospheric humidity!! (Temperature Zone: USDA 9-11)
Propagation: Grafting or cuttings. Plants are usually grafted onto column-shaped cacti but proved to be able to produce their own roots if degrafted.