Taxon:
Astrophytum capricorne (A. Dietr.) Britton & Rose
Summary
Place of publication:
Cact. 3:184. 1922
Verified:
12/04/2007
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
- Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
- Anderson, E. F. 2001. The cactus family
- Bravo-Hollis, H. & H. Sánchez-Mejorada. Las Cactáceas de México, vol. 1 - 1978, vols. 2,3 - 1991
- CITES. Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Appendices I, II and III (on-line resource). URL: http://www.cites.org/eng/app/appendices.shtml
- Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
- Hunt, D. et al., eds. 2006. The new cactus lexicon
- Hunt, D. 1992. CITES Cactaceae checklist
- Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
- Rodriguez, A. 1994. Astrophytum: the star cacti. New Plantsman 1:84-94.
- Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
Common names
English
bishop's-cap – bishop's-hat – goat's-horn – goat's-horn cactus – German
Bockshorn-Sternkaktus – Swedish
bockhornskaktus –
Distribution
order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Coahuila de Zaragoza | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | Nuevo León | |
1 | Native | Northern America | Northern Mexico | Mexico | San Luis Potosí | |
2 | Cultivated | | | | | also cult. |
Native
Northern America
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NORTHERN MEXICO:
Mexico [Coahuila de Zaragoza, Nuevo León, San Luis Potosí]
Cultivated
(also cult.)
Economic Uses
Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
Environmental | ornamental | | Rodriguez, A. 1994. Astrophytum: the star cacti. New Plantsman 1:84-94. |
Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening |
Environmental | ornamental | | Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. |