Astrophytum hybrids

Description and meaning of the name

In breeding abbreviations, AS means asterias, CAP capricorne, CO coahuilense, MY myriostigma, OR ornatum, ONZ Onzuka, SK Superkabuto, and SEN and SENAU forms associated with senile and senile aureum. Parent order can indicate crossing direction if the label author followed that convention. Without source documentation it remains a declared label. Obtaining seeds, germination and survival to maturity are different crossing outcomes. [Szychowski b.d.a] [Montanucci 2024] [11-WWW] [12-WWW]

Cultivation and documentation

Keep individual records. Hybrid overwintering cannot be derived by arithmetically averaging parent species temperatures. [Szychowski b.d.a] [Montanucci 2024] [11-WWW] [12-WWW]

Sources for this account

Archived materialb.d.a

Odrobina genetyki

[Szychowski K., Odrobina genetyki, b.d.a]

An original text by Konrad Szychowski from his private archive. It presents basic genetic concepts in cactus breeding. Its date remains undetermined.

Physiology and anatomy

Copy in the supplied material

Article2024

A morphological study on the question of the hybrid origin of Astrophytum coahuilense (Cactaceae)

Montanucci R. R., A morphological study on the question of the hybrid origin of Astrophytum coahuilense (Cactaceae), Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 2024, 18(1):163-185, doi: 10.17348/jbrit.v18.i1.1346

The morphological study assesses a hybrid-origin hypothesis for Astrophytum coahuilense. It compares feature similarities and differences among the taxa considered.

GenusAstrophytum

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[11-WWW]Collectors' source

Cactus Art

https://www.cactus-art.biz/

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.

[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.