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Goat's-horn Cactus
Astrophytum capricorne
Astrophytum capricorne, also known as the Goat's horn cactus, is native to the Coahuila regions of Northern Mexico. The common name of Goat's horn cactus corresponds to the species identifier "capricorne" ("capri" meaning goat and "corne" meaning horn) referring to the curved spines that are said to resemble a goat's horns. This species is designated as of "least concern" by the IUCN as the species is widely distributed in the Chihuahuan desert. This species is grown,
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 206437.