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Seaurchin Starcactus

Astrophytum asterias

Astrophytum asterias (Zucc.) Lem. is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Astrophytum.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is MXEAG, MXECU, MXEHI, MXEZA, MXEQU, MXEGU, MXESL, MXEDU, NORTHERNAMERICA, TEX, MEXICO, SOUTHCENTRAL_USA; S. Texas to Mexico (Nuevo León, Tamaulipas).1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, desert or dry shrubland.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Astrophytum asterias (Zucc.) Lem.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:128907-1 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Astrophytum asterias". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/5384219 ↩
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Native Habitat

S. Texas to Mexico (Nuevo León, Tamaulipas)

Automatically collected source range/note: MXE_AG, MXE_CU, MXE_HI, MXE_ZA, MXE_QU, MXE_GU, MXE_SL, MXE_DU, NORTHERN_AMERICA, TEX, MEXICO, SOUTH_CENTRAL_USA; S. Texas to Mexico (Nuevo León, Tamaulipas).