Astrophytum capricorne (A.Dietr.) Britton & Rose

Goat's horn cactus (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Caryophyllales > Cactaceae > Astrophytum

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite shrub. It grows 0.2-0.3m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 0.5 - 0.3
Mature height (meter) 0.2 - 0.3
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-4
Soil texture 5-6
Soil acidity 2-8
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 9-10

Usage

Uses environmental use
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -7
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Astrophytum capricorne unspecified picture

Distribution

Astrophytum capricorne world distribution map, present in Mexico

Conservation status

Astrophytum capricorne threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID -
WFO ID wfo-0000555045
COL ID J52M
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Echinocactus capricornis f. minor Astrophytum capricorne Echinocactus capricornis Maierocactus capricornis Astrophytum capricorne f. majus Astrophytum capricorne f. minus Astrophytum crassispinum Astrophytum crassispinum Astrophytum niveum Astrophytum niveum Astrophytum senile Astrophytum senile Astrophytum capricorne var. crassispinum Astrophytum capricorne var. major Astrophytum capricorne var. minus Astrophytum capricorne var. orientale Astrophytum capricorne subsp. senile Astrophytum senile var. aureum Echinocactus capricornis var. crassispinus Echinocactus capricornis var. minor Echinocactus capricornis var. niveus Echinocactus capricornus var. aureus Echinocactus capricornus var. senilis Echinocactus capricornis var. major Astrophytum capricorne subsp. sanjuanense