Astrophytum ornatum v. mirbelii near Rancho Nuevo, Queretaro

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By the dam on the Rio Moctezuma a large population of these beautiful plants were eradicated. There are only remnants on both sides of the river near the former pueblitos Rancho Nuevo and Vista Hermosa, and in the Barranca de Zimapan

The site was located at a left tributary of the Rio Moctezuma. This influx resulted only after heavy rainfall. Astrophytum ornatum v. mirbelii grew on the steep rocky slopes in scorching sun, without shade-giving companion plants. The photos were taken before the dam construction on Moctezuma, the habitat no longer exists in this form.

Accompanied plants:
Agave filifera, Agave grandidentata, Agave lechuguilla, Aloe vera, Ariocarpus kotschoubeyanus, Carnegiea polylopha, Coryphantha octacantha, Echinocactus grusonii, Echinocactus platyacanthus, Echinocereus cinerascens, Echinocereus pentalophus, Ferocactus echidne, Ferocactus glaucescens, Ferocactus histrix, Hechtia argentea, Jatropha spathulata, Jatropha dioica, Mammillaria compressa, Mammillaria elongata, Mammillaria longimamma, Mammillaria perbella, Myrtillocactus geometrizans, Opuntia imbricata, Opuntia microdasys, Opuntia stenopetala, Prosopis juliflora, Stenocereus dumortieri, Strombocactus disciformis, Thelocactus leucacanthus.

photos:
series 1
series 2
accompanied plants

Astrophytum ornatum v. mirbelii
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