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Thelocactus buekii

Family
Cactaceae (Cactus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Native range
Mexico (Nuevo León)
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Thelocactus buekii is a species of cactus. It is endemic to Mexico.

Where it grows

Thelocactus buekii is native to the limestone hills in the Chihuahuan Desert between Dr Arroyo and Galean of Nuevo León, Mexico at elevations of 800 to 1000 meters.

Other Thelocactus plants

Glory of Texas · Thelocactus conothelos · Thelocactus hastifer · Thelocactus hexaedrophorus · Thelocactus lausseri · Thelocactus leucacanthus · Thelocactus macdowellii · Thelocactus multicephalus · Thelocactus rinconensis · Miniature barrel cactus · Thelocactus tepelmemensis · Thelocactus tulensis

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Thelocactus buekii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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