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Astrophytum asterias Lem.
- Common Name: Sand Dollar Cactus
- Family: Cactaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Tamaulipas, Mexico
- Habitat: In open areas, in flat dry clay pans.
Restrictions:- Endangered Species
- CITES Appendix I Listed Plant - Plants are not to leave Greenhouse!
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  Accession Data:- Accession # 200800147
- Source: Mesa Gardens (seed)
- Provenance: A. Lau 1016, Gonzales, Tamaulipas
- Accession Date: 10-06-2008
- Bench: 2211 - XER:Chihuahuan-Tehuacan Deserts
- Qty: 1 confirmed on 12-12-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: core eudicots
- Order: Caryophyllales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Cactaceae
- SubFamily: Cactoideae
- Tribe: Cacteae
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References:- Anderson, E.F., The Cactus Family, Timber Press 2001
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