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Genus: Astrophytum Life
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Archaeoplastida >
Chloroplastida
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Charophyta > Streptophytina > Plantae (land plants)
> Tracheophyta (vascular plants) > Euphyllophyta > Lignophyta (woody plants)
> Spermatophyta (seed plants) > Angiospermae (flowering
plants) > Core Eudicots
> Order: Caryophyllales >
Familty: Cactaceae
Four species, native to the southern USA and Mexico, all of
which have been recorded as being cultivated in southern Africa.
Species cultivated in southern Africa
List from Glen (2002).
Astrophytum asterias (Sea urchin
cactus, Sand dollar cactus)
Native to Texas and Mexico. |
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Astrophytum capricorne (Goat's
horns cactus)
Native to Mexico. |
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Astrophytum myriostigma
(Bishop's miter, Bishop's cap)
Native to Mexico. |
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Astrophytum ornatum (Monk's
hood)
Native to Mexico. |
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