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Astrophytum ornatum

Astrophytum ornatum (DC.) Britton & Rose is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Astrophytum.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is MEXICO, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXEDU, MXECO, MXEHI, MXEAG, MXECU, MXG, MXETA, MXEGU, MXE, MXG_VC; NE. Mexico (to Veracruz).1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, desert or dry shrubland.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Astrophytum ornatum (DC.) Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1063691-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Astrophytum ornatum". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7282413
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NE. Mexico (to Veracruz)

Automatically collected source range/note: MEXICO, NORTHERN_AMERICA, MXE_DU, MXE_CO, MXE_HI, MXE_AG, MXE_CU, MXG, MXE_TA, MXE_GU, MXE, MXG_VC; NE. Mexico (to Veracruz).