Astrophytum capricorne
A species in the Cactaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Astrophytum
- Species
- Astrophytum capricorne
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1922
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Astrophytum capricorne. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
26 synonyms in this snapshot
- Astrophytum capricorne f. majusName author: (Pichon) A.F.Moeller
- Astrophytum capricorne f. minusName author: (Runge & Quehl) A.F.Moeller
- Astrophytum capricorne subsp. sanjuanenseName author: Pavlícek
- Astrophytum capricorne subsp. senileName author: (Frič) Doweld
- Astrophytum capricorne var. crassispinumName author: (H.Moeller) Okum.
- Astrophytum capricorne var. majorName author: Frič
- Astrophytum capricorne var. minusName author: (Runge & Quehl) Frič
- Astrophytum capricorne var. orientaleName author: Frič
- Astrophytum crassispinumName author: (H.Moeller) W.Haage & Sadovsky
- Astrophytum crassispinumName author: (H.Moeller) W.Haage & Sadovský
- Astrophytum niveumName author: (K.Kayser) W.Haage & Sadovsky
- Astrophytum niveumName author: (K.Kayser) W.Haage & Sadovský
- Astrophytum senileName author: Frič
- Astrophytum senileName author: Frič
- Astrophytum senile var. aureumName author: (H.Moeller) Backeb.
- Echinocactus capricornisName author: A.Dietr.
- Echinocactus capricornis f. minorName author: (Runge & Quehl) Schelle
- Echinocactus capricornis var. crassispinusName author: H.Moeller
- Echinocactus capricornis var. crassispinusName author: Moell
- Echinocactus capricornis var. majorName author: Pichon
- Echinocactus capricornis var. minorName author: Runge & Quehl
- Echinocactus capricornis var. niveusName author: K.Kayser
- Echinocactus capricornis var. niveusName author: Kayser
- Echinocactus capricornus var. aureusName author: H.Moeller
- Echinocactus capricornus var. senilisName author: Frič
- Maierocactus capricornisName author: (A.Dietr.) E.C.Rost
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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