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Bishop's Cap Cactus

Astrophytum myriostigma

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Field Notes

Description:

Also known as Bishop's Hat or Bishop's Miter Cactus.

Habitat:

Garden

Notes:

This flower opened this morning, not sure how long it will last, it is the first flower for this plant.

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Astrophytum myriostigma

Species ID Suggestions

Comments (9)
Ashish
This is also look alike... Monk's Hood Cactus (Astrophytum ornatum)
Ashish
We have its relative in India... http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Monk's%20Hood%20Cactus.html
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
Ashish, it closes and sleeps at night, opening again in the morning, so definitely a Day flower. Stavros, thanks for the ID, I will check it out.
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
I have added three more pictures to show the life of the flower on the second day.
Malcolm Wilton-Jones
It closed the same evening and opened again the following morning, closed in the evening and had died the following morning. So it appears they open for two days only and close at night. Four more flower stems are growing.

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Flowers of Europe
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PublishedMay 3, 2011

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