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Rapicactus zaragosae is a small, solitary, club-shaped cactus from gypsum hills in Nuevo Leon, Mexico, grown for its woolly, greenish-blue stems and funnel-shaped flowers. The key to growing it is very sharp drainage and bright, dry conditions.
Rapicactus zaragosae, synonym Turbinicarpus zaragosae, is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitat is hot deserts. It is threatened by habitat destruction.
Plants are found growing on gypsum hills in the municipalities of Zaragosa and South of Aramberri in Nuevo Leon, Mexico at elevations of 1200-1700 meters. The plants are found growing with Thelocactus conothelos subsp. aurantiacus and Cochemiea conoidea.
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