Cactaceae
Bishop's hat
Astrophytum ornatum
- Family
- Cactaceae
- Genus
- Astrophytum
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Common names
By language (14)
- Arabic
- صبار نجمي مزين
- arz
- صبار نجمى مزين
- Chinese
- 般若, 裝飾仙人球, 美丽星球
- Dutch
- Prachtstercactus
- English
- Bishop's hat
- Estonian
- Paavsti-tähtkaktus
- Finnish
- Tähtipiispanhattu
- Japanese
- ハンニャ
- Lithuanian
- Puošnusis žvaigždinas
- Persian
- کلاه کشیشی
- Russian
- Астрофитум украшенный
- Slovenian
- Okrašeni astrofit
- Spanish
- Algodoncillo, Liendrilla, Piojosa
- Swedish
- Prickkaktus
Synonyms
- Astrophytum glabrescens F.A.C.Weber
- Astrophytum ornatum f. glabrescens (F.A.C.Weber) Krainz
- Astrophytum ornatum f. mirbelii (Lem.) Krainz
- Astrophytum ornatum subvar. glabrescens (F.A.C.Weber) Backeb.
- Astrophytum ornatum var. glabrescens (F.A.C.Weber) Frič
- Astrophytum ornatum var. mirbelii (Lem.) Frič
- Astrophytum ornatum var. mirbelii (Lem.) Krainz
- Astrophytum ornatum var. niveum Schütz & Fleisch.
- Astrophytum ornatum var. virens Schütz & Fleisch.
- Echinocactus ghiesbrechtii Salm-Dyck
- Echinocactus haageanus (Linke) C.F.Först.
- Echinocactus holopterus Miq. ex Salm-Dyck
- Echinocactus mirbelii Lem.
- Echinocactus ornatus DC.
- Echinocactus ornatus f. glabrescens (F.A.C.Weber) Schelle
- Echinocactus ornatus var. glabrescens F.A.C.Weber
- Echinocactus ornatus var. glabrescens K.Schum.
- Echinocactus ornatus var. mirbelii Croucher
- Echinocactus tortus Scheidw.
- Echinofossulocactus holopterus (Miq. ex Salm-Dyck) Lawr.
- Echinofossulocactus mirbelii (Lem.) Lawr.
- Echinopsis haageana Linke
- Echinopsis haageanus Linke
Photos
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Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Amante Darmanin from Malta, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.