Cactaceae

Aylostera pygmaea (R.E.Fr.) Mosti & Papini

Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Aylostera

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Aylostera pygmaea (Aylostera pygmaea) — FlowerPhoto: Mariana, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 周天丸, 白宫丸, 绯菊宝山, 黑阳丸
Swedish: Liten kranskaktus

Synonyms

Acantholobivia haagei (Frič & Schelle) Y.Itô
Aylostera amblypetala (F.Ritter) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera applanata (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera atrovirens (Backeb.) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera brachyantha (Wessner) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera brunescens (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera brunneoradicata (F.Ritter) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera camargoensis (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera canacruzensis (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera carmeniana (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera christinae (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera cincinnata (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera colorea (F.Ritter) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera crassa (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera diersiana (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera diersiana subsp. atrovirens (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera friedrichiana (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera gavazzii (Mosti) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera haagei (Frič & Schelle) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera haagei subsp. elegantula (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera haagei subsp. mudanensis (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera haefneriana (Cullmann) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera huasiensis (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera iridescens (F.Ritter) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera iscayachensis (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera knizei (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera leucacantha (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera major (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera marieae (Lad.Fisch. & Halda) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera melanocentra (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera minor (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera mixticolor (F.Ritter) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera nazarenoensis (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera nigricans (Wessner) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera nigricans subsp. albispina (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera odehnalii (Halda, Šeda & Šorma) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera orurensis (Backeb.) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera pallida (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera parvula (Rausch) Mosti & Papini
Aylostera pauciareolata (F.Ritter) Mosti & Papini

and 217 more.

Flowers

In flower: October to November (from 32 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Mariana, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Sebastián Santecchia, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mateo Tapia, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Otakar Sida, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Emőke Dénes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Humber Alberto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: José Luis from Barcelona, Spain, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Humber Alberto, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alandislands, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carl Howard-Morton, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Sebastián Santecchia, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Sebastián Santecchia, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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). About our plant data.