Astrophytum ornatum

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: Core eudicots
Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Cactaceae
Subfamilia: Cactoideae
Tribus: Cacteae
Genus: Astrophytum
Subgenus: A. subg. Astrophytum
Species: Astrophytum ornatum
Name

Astrophytum ornatum (DC.) Britton & Rose
Synonyms

Echinocactus ornatus DC. in Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 17: 114. 1828 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
Echinocactus mirbelii Lem., Cact. Aliq. Nov.: 22. 1838 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
Echinofossulocactus mirbelii (Lem.) Lawr. in Gard. Mag. (London) 17: 318. 1841 syn. sec. Tropicos
Echinocactus ornatus var. mirbelii Croucher in Gard. Chron. 1873: 983. 1873 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Astrophytum ornatum var. mirbelii (Lem.) Frič in Život v Přír. 29: 10. 1925 syn. sec. Anderson 2005
Astrophytum ornatum f. mirbelii (Lem.) Krainz, Kakteen 31-32: C VIe. 1965 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
Echinocactus tortus Scheidw. in Bull. Acad. Roy. Sci. Bruxelles 5: 493. 1838 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1922
Echinocactus ghiesbrechtii Salm-Dyck in Allg. Gartenzeitung 18: 395. 1850 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1922
Echinocactus holopterus Miq. ex Salm-Dyck, Cact. Hort. Dyck., ed. 1849: 27. 1850 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1922
Echinofossulocactus holopterus (Miq. ex Salm-Dyck) Lawr. in Gard. Mag. (London) 17: 318. 1841 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Echinopsis haageana Linke in Wochenschr. Gärtnerei Pflanzenk. 1: 86. 1858 syn. sec. ???
Echinopsis haageanus Linke in Wochenschr. Gärtnerei Pflanzenk. 1: 86. 1858 syn. sec. Kew WCVP (2019)
Echinocactus haageanus (Linke) C.F.Först., Handb. Cacteenk., ed. 2: 469. 1885 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1922
Astrophytum glabrescens F.A.C.Weber, Dict. Hort. 1: 467. 1896 syn. sec. Anderson 2005
Echinocactus ornatus var. glabrescens F.A.C.Weber, Dict. Hort. 1: 467. 1896 syn. sec. Tropicos
Echinocactus ornatus var. glabrescens K.Schum., Gesamtbeschr. Kakt.: 324. 1898 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
Echinocactus ornatus f. glabrescens (F.A.C.Weber) Schelle, Handb. Kakteenkult.: 153. 1907 syn. sec. Britton & Rose 1922
Astrophytum ornatum var. glabrescens (F.A.C.Weber) Frič in Život v Přír. 29: 10. 1925 syn. sec. Anderson 2005
Astrophytum ornatum subvar. glabrescens (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb., Cactaceae 5: 2664. 1961 syn. sec. Korotkova 2021
Astrophytum ornatum f. glabrescens (F.A.C.Weber) Krainz, Kakteen 31-32: C VIe. 1965 syn. sec. Guzmán Cruz & al. 2003
Astrophytum ornatum var. niveum Schütz & Fleisch. in Kaktusy (Brno) 7(3): 55. 1971 syn. sec. Anderson 2005
Astrophytum ornatum var. virens Schütz & Fleisch. in Kaktusy (Brno) 7(3): 55. 1971 syn. sec. Anderson 2005

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Mexico
Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References
Primary references

Britton, N.L. & Rose, J.N. 1922. The Cactaceae. Descriptions and Illustrations of Plants of the Cactus Family. Vol. 3. 255 pp. + 23 pl. Carnegie Institution of Washington. BHL PDF Reference page. : 3:185.

Additional references

Korotkova, N., Aquino, D., Arias, S., Eggli, U., Franck, A. , Gómez-Hinostrosa, C., Guerrero, P.C., Hernández, H.M., Kohlbecker, A., Köhler, M., Luther, K., Majure, L.C., Müller, A., Metzing, D., Nyffeler, R., Sánchez, D., Schlumpberger, B. & Berendsohn, W.G. 2021. Cactaceae at Caryophyllales. org–a dynamic online species-level taxonomic backbone for the family. Willdenowia 51(2): 251–270. DOI: 10.3372/wi.51.51208 Open access Reference page.

Links

Korotkova, N. et al. 2021. Astrophytum ornatum in Cactaceae at Caryophyllales.org. A global synthesis of species diversity in the angiosperm order Caryophyllales. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Nov 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2019. Astrophytum ornatum. Published online. Accessed: Jul 15 2019.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Astrophytum ornatum in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2021 Mar 04. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2019. Astrophytum ornatum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 Jul 15.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Astrophytum ornatum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2021 Mar 04.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Geschmücktes Astrophytum
English: Monk's Hood
español: Algodoncillo, Liendrilla, Piojosa
suomi: Tähtipiispanhattu
日本語: ハンニャ
svenska: Prickkaktus

Astrophytum ornatum, the bishop's cap or monk's hood cactus, is a flowering plant of the family Cactaceae, endemic to the Central Plateau of Mexico. It is the largest and tallest species of Astrophytum.

Description

Solitary and cylindrical in form, it may grow up to 2 metres (6.6 ft) in height and 30 centimetres (12 in) in width on the Central Plateau. It develops numerous white woolly flakes for protection from the sun. It flowers throughout the summer, the flowers being 7 to 8 centimeters long in canary yellow.
Cultivation

It is a rugged plant resistant to root rot, and easy to grow in a well-drained soil. It is dark green when grown in filtered light or shade. An established plant is cold tolerant to 25 °F (−4 °C).

Astrophytum ornatum has gained the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit.[2]

It usually has 8 ribs, often in spiral

Flowers

Seeds

A one month old seedling

Astrophytum one year after sowing

References

Sánchez , E.; Guadalupe Martínez, J.; Bárcenas Luna, R. (2017). "Astrophytum ornatum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2017: e.T151912A121449348. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2017-3.RLTS.T151912A121449348.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
"RHS Plantfinder - Astrophytum ornatum". Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 12 January 2018.