Astrophytum caput-medusae
Astrophytum caput-medusae (synonym Digitostigma caput-medusae) [1] is a species of cactus native to Mexico, specifically the state of Nuevo León; the plant is reported to grow wild only at a single location.[1] This species differs from the conventional star-shaped phenotype associated with other Astrophytum members.[2] The plant is characterized by a cylindrical, reduced stem with triangular or cylindrical tubercles producing yellow flowers with orange perianth sections.[3] Propagation by seed, tissue culture or via grafting have all been reported.[2] The species is considered critically endangered by the IUCN due to the plant's limited growth range, destruction by livestock and over collection of wild specimen by plant collectors [1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Astrophytum |
| Species: | A. caput-medusae |
| Binomial name | |
| Astrophytum caput-medusae D.R.Hunt | |
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References
- Gómez-Hinostrosa, C.; Hernández, H.M. (2013). "Astrophytum caput-medusae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T152743A673052. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T152743A673052.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
- "Astrophytum caput-medusae". www.cactus-art.biz. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
- "Astrophytum caput-medusae | World of Succulents". World of Succulents. 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
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