Astrophytum capricorne crassispinum

Description and meaning of the name

A historical name for plants with strong, thick spines. The archived comparison also linked it to flowers without a distinctly red throat. CactusDNA describes heavily spined plants from Cuatrociénegas in Coahuila. In the adopted treatment, botanical crassispinum names are synonyms of A. capricorne. Population identification requires provenance data. [2-WWW] [Szychowski b.d.b] [12-WWW]

Cultivation and documentation

The A. capricorne profile applies. Protect roots and tightly tangled spines during repotting. [2-WWW] [Szychowski b.d.b] [12-WWW]

Sources for this account

[2-WWW]Source website

Plants of the World Online — Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

https://powo.science.kew.org/

Accepted names, synonyms and distribution. A citation beside a taxon leads to its record.

Accessed 2026-10-08.

Unpublished materialb.d.b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

[12-WWW]Collectors' source

Cactus DNA

https://cactusdna.com/

A collector source on cultivated Astrophytum. Catalogue names require separate taxonomic assessment.

Accessed 2026-10-08.