en Turbinicarpus saueri

Turbinicarpus saueri
Conservation status
	; Vulnerable (IUCN 3.1)
	CITES Appendix I (CITES)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Cactaceae
Subfamily:	Cactoideae
Genus:	Turbinicarpus
Species:	T. saueri
Binomial name
	Turbinicarpus saueri; (Boed.) V.John & Ríha
Subspecies
	See text.

Turbinicarpus saueri is a species of plant in the family Cactaceae.

It is endemic to San Luis Potosí and Tamaulipas states, located in northeastern Mexico.

Its natural habitat is hot deserts.

Subspecies

As of March 2022^[update], Plants of the World Online accepts the following subspecies, some of which have been treated as separate species:^[3]

Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. gonzalezii Pavlícek & Zatloukal
Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. knuthianus (Boed.) Lüthy, syn. Turbinicarpus knuthianus (Boed.) V.John & Ríha^[4]
Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. nelissae Halda & Panar., syn. Turbinicarpus ysabelae^[5]
Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. nieblae (García-Mor., Mart.-Aval. & Bergm.Beck.) A.Hofer
Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. saueri
Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. septentrionalis Matusz. & Šnicer
Turbinicarpus saueri subsp. verduzcoi Zachar & Lux