Astrophytum myriostigma

Astrophytum myriostigma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Astrophytum
Species:
A. myriostigma
Binomial name
Astrophytum myriostigma
Synonyms
  • Echinocactus myriostigma
  • Astrophytum prismaticum
  • Astrophytum columnare
  • Astrophytum tulense
  • Astrophytum nuda

Astrophytum myriostigma, the bishop's cap cactus, bishop's hat or bishop's miter cactus, is a species of cactus native to the highlands of northeastern and central Mexico.

Synonyms include Echinocactus myriostigma, Astrophytum prismaticum, A. columnare, A. tulense, and A. nuda.