Turbinicarpus lophophoroides

Turbinicarpus lophophoroides
Conservation status

Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Turbinicarpus
Species: T. lophophoroides
Binomial name
Turbinicarpus lophophoroides
(Werderm.) Buxb. & Backeb.

Turbinicarpus lophophoroides is a species of plant in the Cactaceae family. It is endemic to Mexico. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry lowland grassland and hot deserts. It is threatened by illegal collecting, habitat loss and insect parasitism.

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