Astrophytum hybrid cv. Curlispine
Astrophytum hybrid cv. Curlispine
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Astrophytum hybrid cv. Curlispine
Author
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Chinese genus
星球属
Chinese name
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DescriptionEdit description
Roots
Fine, fibrous.
Flowers
Funnelform, yellow with a red center.
Blooming Season
Flowers appear intermittently throughout the warm months from April to September. Plants may take up to six years to flower.
Spines
Twisted, recurved, sometime forming apical ringlets or small irregularly shaped hooks, yellow to brownish.
Ribs
Usually 5, that increase with age, vertical, regular, deep, prominent, very broad and acute.
Stem
Unbranched, globular to cylindrical, bright green, covered with many white hairy scales spaced and similar in size to those of A. capricorne that give it a silvery-grey appearance. The scales are composed of very fine interwoven hairs, which, under a microscope, are very pretty object. A transverse section reveal a perfect star shaped form (like the common star-fish) giving the plant the appearance of a bishop's mitre.
Areoles
Spaced.