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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: Cream, Yellow
Cultivar Availability: Common
R. Porch's Private Collection
Esta especie está bajo la categoría de Amenazada en la legislación mexicana. Es común en el centro-oeste del Estado. Planta completa
This species is categorized as Threatened (Amenzada) by mexican legislation. Is quite common in the west-center part of the State. Whole plant
(Can't read the label ... possibly 'Niveum')
This was part of the private collection of cacti and succulents at Manor Nursery, Angmering, West Sussex. The collection was started in 1948. The nursery is now gone. The collection has been dispersed to various new locations.
Astrophytum is a genus of six species of cacti, native to North America.
These species are sometimes referred to as living rocks, though the term is also used for other genera, particularly Lithops (Aizoaceae). The generic name is derived from the Greek words άστρον (astron), meaning "star," and φυτόν (phyton), meaning "plant."
Astrophytum myriostygma is another endemic plant from mexico, is one of the most cultivated endangered cactus species from mexico, it has many japaneese cultivars.
Pen mit Zeiss Alu Tessar und Pentacon Balgengerät,
Auszugsverlängerung 200mm -> Abbildungsmaßstab 4:1