aka Astrophytum caput-medusae

Astrophytum asteria, sea urchin cactus

Astrophytum asteria, sea urchin cactus

Astrophytum asteria, sea urchin cactus

Familia: Cactaceae

Genero: Astrophytum

Familia: Astrophuytum myriostigma

Nombre común: Bonete de Obispo

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Synonym:

Astrophytum capricorne var. crassispinum (H.Moeller) Okum.

Astrophytum capricorne var. major Frič

Astrophytum capricorne var. minus Frič

Astrophytum capricorne var. orientale Frič

Astrophytum capricorne subsp. senile (Fric) Doweld

Astrophytum crassispinum (H.Moeller) W.Haage & Sadovsky

Astrophytum crassispinum (Moell) W. Haage & Sad.

Astrophytum niveum (K.Kayser) W.Haage & Sadovsky

Astrophytum niveum (Kayser) W. Haage & Sad.

Astrophytum senile Frič

Astrophytum senile Frić

Astrophytum senile var. aureum (H.Moeller) Backeb.

Echinocactus capricornis A.Dietr.

Echinocactus capricornis var. crassispinus H.Moeller

Echinocactus capricornis var. crassispinus Moell

Echinocactus capricornis var. major Pichon

Echinocactus capricornis var. minor Runge & Quehl

Echinocactus capricornis f. minor (Runge & Quehl) Schelle

Echinocactus capricornis var. niveus K.Kayser

Echinocactus capricornis var. niveus Kayser

Echinocactus capricornus var. aureus H.Moeller

Echinocactus capricornus var. senilis Frič

Maierocactus capricornis (A. Dietr.) E.C. Rost

Astrophytum caput-medusae D.R.Hunt

Mexico-Nuevo Leon, 100-200m., in very restricted area.

A remarkable instance in cacti of geophytism coupled with the elongation of the tubercles (podaria) to serve as succulent 'leaves', parallleled in a less stiking way in Ariocarpus agavoides and by Leuchtenbergia principis, (The New Cactus Lexicon, 2006).

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Pena Blanca, Queretaro

Astrophytum capricorne crauseri

ex. (Ukraine), Nov. 2018

Astrophytum asteria, sea urchin cactus

5 days after sowing.

Picture taken through plastic bag

Familia: Cactaceae

Genero: Astrophytum

Especie: Astrophytum myriostigma

Nombre común: Bonete de Obispo.

Astrophytum asterias

Position 20, 17 kms from Parras

sowing seeds

Astrophytum myriostigma

A 30+ y/o specimen

Astrophytum myriostigma

This succulent is called Astrophytum asterias. It has a lot of nick names too. Star cactus, Sanddollar and Star Peyote. This cactus is originally from Texas. It is an endangered species of succulent. It is illegal to dig them up from their native soil. If you get one of these please make sure it was started from seed.