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Astrophytum myriostigma

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Wikipedia Abstract

Astrophytum myriostigma (common names: Bishop's Cap Cactus, Bishop's Hat or Bishop's Miter Cactus) is a species of cactus native to the highlands of northeastern and central Mexico. Synonyms include Echinocactus myriostigma, Astrophytum prismaticum, A. columnare, A. coahuilense, A. tulense, and A. nuda. This plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.
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Infraspecies

Astrophytum myriostigma var. coahuilense
Astrophytum myriostigma var. coahuilense-pubesent
Astrophytum myriostigma var. coahuilense-pubesente
Astrophytum myriostigma var. myriostigma
Astrophytum myriostigma var. quadricostatum-pubes

Predators

Hypogeococcus festerianus (Harrisia cactus mealybug)[1]

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♦ 1Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0