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Astrophytum ornatum . . .

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 2:57 am
by Cereusly
. . . in bloom today. Cereusly, Tony

Re: Astrophytum ornatum . . .

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 3:48 am
by CactusBoss
my favorite Astrophytum species although i don't have any.

Re: Astrophytum ornatum . . .

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 5:46 am
by majcka
Veeeery nice flover. :D

Re: Astrophytum ornatum . . .

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 7:46 pm
by gemhunter178
Cool! No red center!

Re: Astrophytum ornatum . . .

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 8:18 pm
by iann
Red centre is A. capricorne.

Re: Astrophytum ornatum . . .

Posted: Tue May 08, 2012 9:19 pm
by Cereusly
gemhunter, here is the Astrophytum capricorne ssp. niveum in bloom last summer with the red center. It has buds on it now, but it looks like another week before they'll open.

Re: Astrophytum ornatum . . .

Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 7:06 pm
by gemhunter178
Oh, ok. Still pretty cool, but I thought all astros normally have red centers #-o .

Re: Astrophytum ornatum . . .

Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 7:14 pm
by Saxicola
Astrophytum asterias, A. caput-medusae, A. capricorne, and A. coahuliense have red throats while A. myriostigma and A. ornatum do not. From what I understand, one of the arguments for recognizing A. coahuliense as a different species from A. myriostigma is that the flower has a red throat just like A. capricorne.

Re: Astrophytum ornatum . . .

Posted: Wed May 09, 2012 8:31 pm
by iann
There are also other differences that set A. myriostigma and A. ornatum apart, so despite appearances they are considered as one group while A. asterias gets placed with A. capricorne.