A. myriostigma has just become available; but, the page has pictures of multiple variants. Which one is it?
Astrophytum myriostigma - Bishop's Cap
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Aug 23, 2023 - 11:32 AM
Those pictures are all Astrophytum myriostigma. It varies in it's rib number. We can say that most of the specimens have 5 ribs but some have 4. Please note, that as the plant matures, it may change the number of ribs it has.
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Astrophytum myriostigma - Bishop's Cap
Bishop's Cap (Astrophytum myriostigma) (Lemaire): A collector's cactus with 3-10 wide ribs that give it a star-like shape. It grows in the deserts of northern and central Mexico and can reach 10.0" tall and 7.0" wide at maturity. The green stem is spineless and sometimes speckled w...
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