Astrophytum hybrid MY-OR (mryriostigma x ornatum)

	Astrophytum hybrid MY-OR (A. myriostigma x A. ornatum)	CACTUS ART NURSERY Cultivation and Mail Sale of Cacti and Succulents.

Astrophytum MY-OR is a beautiful hybrid with (usually) 8 spineless0r short spined sharp ribs.

Many very different Astrophytum hybrids have been developed involving A. myriostigma & A. ornatum and are now in cultivation.

The superb feature of some of this hybrids is due to the intersection between the traits of the ancestors and make them very desirable. Ribs are sharp usually eight (like in A. ornatum) and are spineless (or whit very short spines) clearly indicating the relationship with A. myriostigma.
This hybrid are strong growing. The flower are also very beautiful.

Photo of Astrophytum hybrids:

A. hybrid AS-CAP (asterias x capricorne)
A. hybrid AS-CO (asterias x coahuilense)
A. hybrid AS-ONZ (asterias x ONZUKA)
A. hybrid AS-SENAU (asterias x senilis aureum)
A. hybrid CAP-AS (capricorne x asterias)
A. hybrid CAP-AS green (capricorne x asterias green)
A. hybrid CAP-SK (capricorne x SUPERKABUTO)
A. hybrid CO-AS (capricorne x asterias)
A. hybrid MY-OR (myriostigma x ornatum)
A. hybrid ONZ-AS (ONZUKA x asterias)
A. hybrid ONZ-SK variegated & albinos forms (ONZUKA x SUPERKABUTO)
A. hybrid ONZ-OR (ONZUKA x ornatum)
A. hybrid OR-MY (ornatum x myriostigma)
A. hybrid OR-ONZ (ornatum x onzuka)
A. hybrid SEN-AS rosa (senilis x asterias nudum)
A. hybrid SEN-SK (senilis x SUPERKABUTO)
A. hybrid SK-CAP (SUPERKABUTO x capricorne)
A. hybrid SK-CO (SUPERKABUTO x coahuilense)
A. hybrid SK Multi-hybrid (SUPERKABUTO multiple interbreedings)
A. hybrid SK Multi-hybrid variegated & albinos forms (SUPERKABUTO multiple interbreedings)

Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Plants obtained by controlled pollination of ♀Astrophytum myriostigma
x ♂Astrophytum ornatum

Origin: Garden origin (Nursery produced cultivar)

Conservation status: Listed in CITES appendix 2.

Compare with the inverse hybrid which is similar but with spines. Astrophytum hybrid OR-MY

Five ribbed plants with short spines are not infrequent.

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