Astrophytum ornatum (DC.) Britton & Rose, Cact. 3: 185 1922. (Syn: Astrophytum glabrescens F.A.C.Weber; Astrophytum ornatum var. glabrescens (F.A.C.Weber) Fric .....; Echinocactus ghiesbrechtii Salm-Dyck; Echinocactus holopterus Miq. ex Salm-Dyck; Echinocactus mirbelii Lem.; Echinocactus ornatus DC.; Echinocactus ornatus var. glabrescens F.A.C.Weber ..; Echinocactus tortus Scheidw.; Echinofossulocactus holopterus (Miq. ex Salm-Dyck) Lawr.; Echinofossulocactus mirbelii (Lem.) Lawr. ..); Common name: Ornamental monk's hood, Star cactus, Bishop's cap Succulent cactus with single short cylndrical stems up to 35 cm high and 15 cm thick, usually with 8 acute ribs, white floccose; areoles distant, spines 5-11, awl-shaped, littele curved, yellow becoming brown to 4 cm long; fls yellow, up to 8 cm across; fruit splitting longitudinally.
Astrophytum ornatum from Cactus Park Panchkula: Astrophytum ornatum from Cactus Park Panchkula
Astrophytum ornatum from Cactus Garden, Panchkula: Astrophytum ornatum (DC.) Britton & Rose, Cact. 3:185. 1922 syn: Echinocactus ornatum DC
Common name: Ornamental monk's hood, Star cactus, Bishop's cap Succulent cactus with single short cylndrical stems up to 35 cm high and 15 cm thick, usually with 8 acute ribs, white floccose; areoles distant, spines 5-11, awl-shaped, littele curved, yellow becoming brown to 4 cm long; fls yellow, up to 8 cm across; fruit splitting longitudinally.
Cactus for ID : Flower Show,Mumbai : 071012 : AK-1: An ornamental, cultivated Cactus seen at the Flower Show in Mumbai on 18/2/2011. Could this be Astrophytum, Bishop's Cap Cactus? I faintly remember reading something to do with 'Bishop's' on the label? On searching the net, found this possibility. it is astrophytum ornatum
A small, cultivated, potted Cactus seen at the Bonsai, Bougainvillea and Cactus Show at MNP, in Mumbai. Picture taken on 31/3/13. Kindly id. Astrophytum ornatum References:
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