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Turbinicarpus hoferi is a small, slow-growing cactus from northeastern Mexico, grown for its compact, spiny body and flowers. It needs very bright light, sharp drainage and a dry rest, and is best kept lightly watered.
Turbinicarpus hoferi is a species of flowering plant in the family Cactaceae. It is a succulent cactus subshrub endemic to Nuevo León and Tamaulipas states in northeastern Mexico. It was discovered in dry matorral shrubland near Aramberri in Nuevo León at 1,800 meters elevation.
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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.
