Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus

Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus
Date: 1996 November 5
Location: Tamaulipas

These plants were showing their durability by growing in the ruts made by the machinery during a road-building project. During the road-building, some of the threatened plants had been moved to safety, but here they were growing well in their original position.

Here is a photograph of a seedling Turbinicarpus pseudopectinatus flowering in cultivation.