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A beautiful flower. More attractive because the flower spreads out flat on top of the body thus reflecting more light.
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Astrophytum myriostigma
Common Name(s): Bishop's Cap, Bishop's Hat, Bishop's Miter Cactus
Synonym(s): Echinocactus myriostigma, Astrophytum prismaticum, Astrophytum columnare, Astrophytum coahuilense, Astrophytum tulense
Native Habitat: Chihuahua, Coahuila de Zaragoza, Durango, Nuevo Leon, San Luis Potosi, Zacatecas - Mexico
Flower: Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Common
R. Porch's Private Collection
A red flowering variant, grown in a large clay pot with other Astrophytum species in my backyard bear Phoenix, Arizona.
NE Mexico - Nuevo Leon, Tamaulipas,
USA –S Texas.
Listed in CITES App.1.
Frost Toler. Hardy to -6 C.
Min.Avg.Temp.7 C.
Sun Exposure: Full sun to keep it blooming.
Little water, rot prone.
In the wild it is almost extinct, mostly due to habitat destruction.
A.asterias is the smallest species of the genus Astrophytum.
The white flecking is very variable from clone to clone.