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Astrophytum senilis "rosa" is a selected form with lovely pinkish
flowers with a red centre
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Description: Spherical
to short cylindrical cacti so densely wrapped with soft spines that the
body is hardly visible and looks like a dry grass bundle.
Spines: 16 to 20(-30) whitish, dark reddish brown till black
coloring, later getting grey, bristly, flexible, square in cross-section
5 to 7(-10) cm long and pointing in all directions that often form up
spirals, they are so densely nest wrapped that the body is hardly
visible and looks like a dry grass bundle. The lateral ones grows
horizontally sideways at first and then buckle while the others point
+/-upwards. After rain they wet and become very flabby.
Flowers: Orangish or pink with a red centre.
Cultivation: Easy to grow. Use mineral well
permeable substratum (rot prone). Water sparingly
from March till October and keep perfectly dry
in winter at temperatures from 5 to 15 degrees centigrade.
(but it is Hardy to -7°C for short periods)
In the rest period no high atmospheric humidity!!
Sun Exposure: Light shade to full sun.
Propagation: They can be propagated from seed. |
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Family:
Cactaceae (Cactus
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Scientific name:
Astrophytum capricorne v. senile (FRIC) OKUMURA
HOOCK, H. 1990 . Kakt. and. Sukk. Band: 41 Heft (2)
und Heft (3) Seite 28-30 und 56-60
Synonyms:
- Astrophytum capricorne v. senile BACKEBERG
(OKUMURA) 1961
- Astrophytum capricorne v. senilis MARSHALL, W.T.;
BOCK, T.M.1941
- Astrophytum senile, FRIC, A.V. 1925
- Astrophytum senile v. senile, SCHÜTZ, B. 983
- Echinocactus capricorne senilis RÖDER, W. 1929
- Echinocactus capricornis v. senilis, ( FRIC)
BERGER, A. 1929
- Echinocactus capricornus senile, Anonym 1926
- Echinocactus capricornus v. senilis, MÖLLER, H. 1927
Conservation status: Listed in
CITES appendix 2
The "rosa" form (pink flowering) and the standard yellow type.
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Photo of conspecific
taxa, varieties, forms and
cultivars of Astrophytum capricorne:
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