© Valentino Vallicelli
Endangered
CITES App. II
Astrophytum hybrid CRAS-LEU. (A. crassispinoides and Leuchtenbergia principis)
From Albert Plapp Nursery Germany
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Astrophytum hybrid CRAS-LEU. (A. crassispinoides and Leuchtenbergia principis)
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Chinese genus
星球属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Description
It is a hybrid cactus offered for sale by the Kakteengartnerei of Albert Plapp (Germany) obtained by crossing ♀ Astrophytum crassispinoides x ♂ Leuchtenbergia principis or vice versa. Its stem is green with distinct odd tubercles and looks very much like a common Ferobergia sp. ( Ferocactus spp. x Leuchtenbergia )SN|12380]]SN|12380]], and some sustain that this plant is not at all an Astrobergia, but one of the innumerable Ferobergias as it lacks the white fleck of Astrophytum and has flattened spines which are slightly hooked like in Ferocactus.