Astrophytum capricorne Crassispinoides

Description and meaning of the name

A horticultural name distinguished in the author's materials from the botanical epithet crassispinum. The archive describes plants with paler, thinner, strongly twisted spines and yellow flowers without a red centre. Appearance data should be linked to a particular cultivated line. The materials do not confirm the pedigree of every plant sold under this name. [Szychowski b.d.b] [Anonim b.d.e] [11-WWW]

Cultivation and documentation

The A. capricorne profile applies. Retain the source name and batch number during propagation, and assess offspring separately. [Szychowski b.d.b] [Anonim b.d.e] [11-WWW]

Sources for this account

Unpublished materialb.d.b

Systematyka rodzaju Astrophytum

[Szychowski K., Systematyka rodzaju Astrophytum, b.d.b]

An account of Astrophytum systematics from Konrad Szychowski's private materials archive, preserved in two versions. It presents historical genus treatments, comparisons of species, varieties, names and features, and discussion of crossing plants in collections. The version labelled “mod” corrects name spellings and supplements the subgenera section.

GenusAstrophytum

Copy in the supplied material

Unpublished materialb.d.e

ASTROPHYTUM1

[Autor nieustalony, ASTROPHYTUM1, b.d.e]

Material from Konrad Szychowski's private archive includes Astrophytum descriptions. Document date remains undetermined.

GenusAstrophytum

Bibliographic details and access scope

Data according to the source used. Author unknown. n.d. indicates that the publication date has not been confirmed.

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[11-WWW]Collectors' source

Cactus Art

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A horticultural and collector source. Used for names of cultivated forms and plant appearance, rather than to decide their taxonomic distinctness.

Accessed 2026-10-08.