Astrophytum ornatum . . .

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Astrophytum ornatum . . .

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. . . in bloom today. Cereusly, Tony
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Re: Astrophytum ornatum . . .

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my favorite Astrophytum species although i don't have any.
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Veeeery nice flover. :D
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Cool! No red center!
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Red centre is A. capricorne.
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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.
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Oh, ok. Still pretty cool, but I thought all astros normally have red centers #-o .
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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.
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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.
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