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Astrophytum caput-medusae

Astrophytum caput-medusae

Astrophytum caput-medusae

Astrophytum caput-medusae (Velazco & Nevárez) D.R.Hunt 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, MXEDU, NORTHERNAMERICA, MXECO, MXEHI, MXEAG, MXECU, MXETA, MXEGU, MXE, MXENL, MXESL; Mexico (Nuevo León, Tamaulipas).1

POWO records the plant context as tuberous geophyte, 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 caput-medusae (Velazco & Nevárez) D.R.Hunt". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:70029496-1 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Astrophytum caput-medusae". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5623659 ↩

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Astrophytum caput-medusae

Astrophytum caput-medusae

Astrophytum caput-medusae

Astrophytum caput-medusae is one of the most remarkable and fascinating species in the Cactaceae family. Diverging from the traditional globose or columnar cactus forms, it is famous for its long, cylindrical tubercles that resemble the writhing snakes of Medusa's head. Discovered in 2002, it instantly became a sensation in the botanical world .

 Astrophytum caput-medusae

Astrophytum caput-medusae

Astrophytum caput-medusae

Astrophytum caput-medusae is one of the most remarkable and fascinating species in the Cactaceae family. Diverging from the traditional globose or columnar cactus forms, it is famous for its long, cylindrical tubercles that resemble the writhing snakes of Medusa's head. Discovered in 2002, it instantly became a sensation in the botanical world .

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What is Astrophytum caput-medusae?
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