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Thelocactus conothelos is a small, solitary, globe-shaped cactus from northeastern Mexico that produces large white to magenta flowers. It needs bright light, excellent drainage and a dry rest in winter.
Thelocactus conothelos is a species of cactus endemic to Mexico.
This species is native to Tamaulipas, Nuevo León, and San Luis Potosí, Mexico at elevations between 1200 and 2200 meters growing in shrubland and limestone slopes. Plants are found growing along Mammillaria candida, Mammillaria picta, Mammillaria formosa subsp. formosa, Mammillaria winterae, Turbinicarpus schmiedickeanus subsp. gracilis, Thelocactus bicolor, Astrophytum myriostigma and Echinocactus platyacanthus
Glory of Texas · Thelocactus buekii · 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 conothelos by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
