A red flowering variant, grown in a large clay pot with other Astrophytum species in my backyard bear Phoenix, Arizona.

Pen mit Zeiss Alu Tessar und Pentacon Balgengerät

2nd prize Class 13 Astrophytum Group

Dalla mia collezione. Fioriture 10 luglio 2010

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On Wednesday morning September 28, 2017 we visited Tucson Botanical Gardens and Café Botanica--several loops aroung the gardens followed by breakfast.

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Astrophytum asterias hybr. — I love those small button-alike ones.

1st prize Class 41 Astrophytum Group max pot size 14cm

NE Mexico - Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas,

USA –S Texas.

Listed in CITES App.1.

Frost Toler. Hardy to -6 C.

Min.Avg.Temp.7 C.

Sun Exposure: Full sun to keep it blooming.

Little water, rot prone.

In the wild it is almost extinct, mostly due to habitat destruction.

A.asterias is the smallest species of the genus Astrophytum.

The white flecking is very variable from clone to clone.

Plant from the collection of Doug Sweet

A small and "nude" Astrophytum asterias hybrid — approx. 1.3 cm in diameter.

Pen mit Zeiss - Alu Tessar und großes Pentacon Balgengerät mit Einstellschlitten

3rd prize Class 13 Astrophytum Group

A supposed "V-type" Astrophytum sown in 12015!

It's gotten q little bigger since the last time I took a picture of it - it's starting to show some mature areoles in the middle! (These don't always breed true, so, might need to get more seeds...)

ex. (Ukraine), Nov. 2018

Aussaat:1.1.14

The roots are from the old graft.

Mexico - Higueras, Coahuila.

Capricorne means the goats' horns.

I invite all cactus friends to visit my NEW HOME PAGES in Fotki. These pages are dedicated to cacti. You will see many species, genus by genus. There are some info about general cactus care, species and genera also.

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Astrophytum COAS

Astrophytum variegado, hibrido de asterias por capricorne, injertado sobre Harrisia.

Astrophytum ornatum from the collection of Doug Sweet