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Stapelia grandiflora is a species of flowering plant in the genus Stapelia of the family Apocynaceae. [1] It is commonly referred to as the carrion plant, starfish flower, giant toad plant, or starfish cactus, although it is not related to cacti at all. [3]
Stapelia gigantea is a species of flowering plant in the genus Stapelia of the family Apocynaceae. [1] Common names include Zulu giant, [2] carrion plant and toad plant (although the nickname "carrion plant" can also refer to Stapelia grandiflora).
Stapelia hirsuta, [1] common name starfish flower or carrion plant, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Apocynaceae. [2] [3] Name and synonyms
Stapelia is a genus of low-growing, spineless, stem succulent plants, predominantly from South Africa with a few from other parts of Africa. Several Asian and Latin American species were formerly included but they have all now been transferred to other genera.
Stapelia leendertziae, commonly known as black bells, is a species of succulent plant [2] in the family Apocynaceae that is native to Southern Africa. [3] Other common names include, carrion flower, carrion chalice, carrion flower, rugose cup starfish, maroon cup starfish and star flower.
Growing to 10 cm (3.9 in) tall by 50 cm (20 in) broad, it is a leafless succulent perennial with cactus-like toothed stems, and highly variable, star-shaped, off-white or yellow flowers strongly speckled with maroon, up to 8 cm (3.1 in) in diameter. The flowers may show regular (banded) markings, or irregular ones.
Astrophytum asterias is a species of cactus in the genus Astrophytum, and is native to small parts of Texas in the United States and Mexico. Common names include sand dollar cactus , sea urchin cactus , star cactus and star peyote .
Sand dollar cactus, sea urchin cactus, star peyote: small parts of Texas in the United States and Mexico. Astrophytum capricorne (A.Dietr.) Britton & Rose: Goat's horn cactus: Coahuila regions of Northern Mexico. Astrophytum caput-medusae D.R.Hunt: Nuevo León, Mexico Astrophytum coahuilense (H.Moeller) Kanfer: Coahuila and Durango, Mexico