Astrophytum asterias

Astrophytum asterias
CITES Appendix I (CITES)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Astrophytum
Species:
A. asterias
Binomial name
Astrophytum asterias

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.

  1. ^ Hernández, H.M.; Smith, M.; Terry, M.; Fitz Maurice, W.A.; Fitz Maurice, B (2017). "Astrophytum asterias". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T40961A121438670. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T40961A121438670.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Appendices | CITES". cites.org. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Astrophytum asterias". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 7 August 2010.

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