Las Tablas, San Luis Potosis

2015-05 [18 cm pot]

This plant was bought from Kuentz (2009-03). Collected in San Luis de Potosi, Mexico.

Astrophytum asterias

Astrophytum ornatum from the collection of Doug Sweet

collection #0939

Cerritos, San Luis Potosi

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Pen mit Canon FD Macro 4/100

Mexico-Highlands of San Luis Potosi, Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas.

This species is widespred, so shows extreme variations on rib numbers, amount of flecking etc., resulting many described variety, ssp. and forma names, but they do not appear to be wortwhile recognizing taxonomically...

This form has not flecks on the epidermis. It is very rare and its fat and blue ribs differ from the type which has shiny, smooth dark green epidermis with sharp, thin ribs.

'Pink' flowered variety

collection #4499

'Super Kabuto' is a natural mutant of A.asterias from Mexico.

This taxon is originally wild-collected plant. Then, in cultivation it displayed so much variations.

Kabuto means A.asterias in Japan.

The amount of flecking is very variable on this cultivar and normal type A.asterias also.

The original taxon's habitat is NE Mexico (Nuevo León, Tamaulipas), SE Texas and it is listed in CITES App.1

Mineral substrate, very draining.

Kabuto means A.asterias in Japan.

2015-06 Tropengewächshäuser (Kakteenhaus), Alter Botanischer Garten, Hamburg

flower "Sun"

Some of them could be superkabuto or something like that, will see as they grow up.

fruit or seeds

North La Muralla, San Luis Potosi

2018-04 [20 cm pot]

This plant was bought from Ortegacactus (2007-09), as (synonym) Astrophytum cohauilense. Plant 1.