Astrophytum myriostigma
Astrophytum myriostigma Lem.
- light
- Full sun
- water
- Little
- tall
- 1.1 m
- wide
- 15 cm
Cactaceae
Formerly Echinocactus myriostigma
When it flowers
JFMAMJJASOND
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
PetsNo pet-safety information yet
PeopleGardener's Path lists it as not poisonous (25 Oct 2026)
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- Succulent subshrubKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- Desert or dry shrublandKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- NE. MexicoKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun (6 h or more)Read from Gardener's Path, one source
- Height
- 61 cm to 1.5 mRead from Gardener's Path, one source
- Spread
- 10 cm to 20 cmRead from Gardener's Path and Wikipedia, checked by a majority of its sourcesBacked by both sources. Sources differ: Gardener's Path 4–10 in; Wikipedia 10–20 cm
- Water
- Little: takes droughtRead from Gardener's Path, one source
- Flowers
- YellowRead from Gardener's Path and Wikipedia, checked by a majority of its sourcesBacked by both sources. Sources differ: Gardener's Path yellow; Wikipedia cream, orange, red, yellow
- Coldest it survives
- -1.1 °C (USDA zone 10a)Read from Gardener's Path, one source
Not known yet: heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (4)
- Spanish
- Mitra, Biznaga, Birrete de Obispo
- Dutch
- bisschopsmuts
- Chinese
- 鸾凤玉
- Slovenian
- škofovska kapa
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-25, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- Gardener's Path, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikipedia, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 2.0
- 3D model: Astrophytum myriostigma (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
A fact “checked by a majority of its sources” was settled by a vote of the pages it was read from, not by a person reading it; one marked “one source” rests on that page alone. Anything else not marked checked has not been checked yet. Where nothing is known, the page says so rather than guess.