Astrophytum

genus of plants

Astrophytum is a genus of cacti.

Astrophytum
Astrophytum myriostigma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Cacteae
Genus: Astrophytum
Lem.[1]
Type species
Astrophytum myriostigma
Species

A. asterias
A. capricorne
A. caput-medusae
A. coahuilense
A. myriostigma
A. ornatum[2]

References change

  1. "Astrophytum asterias (Zucc.) Lem". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-02-23. Retrieved 2010-08-08.
  2. "Species Records of Astrophytum". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-08-08.

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