Astrophytum caput-medusae

Astrophytum caput-medusae
Scientific classification Edit this 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
Synonyms
  • Digitostigma caput-medusae Velazco & Nevárez

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]

  1. ^ a b c d 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.
  2. ^ a b "Astrophytum caput-medusae". www.cactus-art.biz. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  3. ^ "Astrophytum caput-medusae | World of Succulents". World of Succulents. 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2017-03-11.