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{{Taxobox
| name = Ortegocactus
| image = Ortegocactus_macdougallii.jpg
| kingdom = [[Plantae]]
| family = [[Cactaceae]]
| subfamily = [[Cactoideae]]
| tribe = [[Cacteae]]
| genus = '''Ortegocactus'''
| authority = Alexander (1961)
| notes = Taxonomy follows Joël Lodé (2015). A monotypic genus with a very distinct pitted epidermis, native to Mexico.
}}

== Etymology ==
Named in honor of the Ortega family of San José Lachiguiri (Oaxaca), who assisted the discoverer, Thomas MacDougall.

== Description ==
'''Ortegocactus''' is a tiny, slow-growing cactus that forms small clumps.
* '''Epidermis''': Unique among cacti—it has a pale, lime-green to greyish-green color and a "pitted" or "dimpled" texture, looking almost like stone or ceramic.
* '''Tubercles''': Small, low, and somewhat rhombic in shape.
* '''Spines''': Small, black or very dark brown, contrasting sharply with the light body.
* '''Flowers''': Small, funnel-shaped, and bright yellow. They appear at the apex.

== Distribution ==
* '''Mexico''': Endemic to a very small area in the state of Oaxaca, growing on limestone rocks.

== Species ==
* [[Ortegocactus macdougallii]] (Type species)

[[Category:Cactaceae]]
[[Category:Cactoideae]]
[[Category:Cacteae]]

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