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Astrophytum asterias (sanddollar; seaurchin starcactus; Star cactus)

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Language: Spanish

Wikipedia Abstract

Astrophytum asterias is a species of cactus in the genus Astrophytum, and is native to small parts of Texas in the United States and Mexico. Common names include Sand Dollar Cactus, Sea Urchin Cactus, Star Cactus and Star Peyote.
View Wikipedia Record: Astrophytum asterias

Endangered Species

Status: Vulnerable
View IUCN Record: Astrophytum asterias

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Perennial
Structure [1]  Shrub

External References

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Citations

Attributes / relations provided by
♦ 1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
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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