1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Perennial
Cactus, Flowering Plants
1.3 Origin
Northeastern United States, Mid-Atlantic United States, Southeastern United States, Central United States, Canada
Mexico, Texas
1.4 Types
Not available
Not Available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Mountain Slopes, subtropical regions, Tropical Climate, Warmer regions
Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
21,22,23,24
1.9 Habit
Clump-Forming
Oval or Rounded
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
2.1.2 Minimum Width
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
Yellow, Orange
Red, Yellow
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
Not Available
Not Available
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Not Available
Green, Pale Pink
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Green, Purple
Not Available
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall
Not Available
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
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3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
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3.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
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3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
Drought, Salt
Not Available
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Ground
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Tuber propagation, Tubers
Seedlings, Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Requires plenty of water during the growing season, Requires regular watering
Needs very little water
4.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
4.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
Not Available
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Not Available
4.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade
Not Available
4.7 Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Aphids, Birds
Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs
4.10 Plant Tolerance
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
5.12 Allergy
Diarrhea, Excessive flatus, gastro-intestinal problems
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6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Beautification, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
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6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Boils, bowel syndrome, cholesterol-lowering, Colic, Digestive, Fiber, Low calories, Piles, Stimulates new cell growth, Weight management and satiety
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Corms, Fibre, Root, Seeds, Tuber
Flowers
6.2.3 Other Uses
Traditional medicine, Used like flour
Used as Ornamental plant
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Edible, Feature Plant, Groundcover, Mixed Border, Rock Garden, Wall, Wildflower
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7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
OPUNTIA humifusa
Astrophytum asterias
7.2 Common Name
voodoo lily, snake palm, elephant yam
Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
Teufelszunge
Sand Dollar Cactus
7.2.3 In French
Amorphophallus konjac
Sand Dollar Cactus
7.2.4 In Spanish
Amorphophallus konjac
Sand Dollar Cactus
7.2.5 In Greek
Konjac
Sand Dollar Cactus
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Amorphophallus konjac
Cacto do dólar de areia
7.2.7 In Polish
konjac
Sand Dollar Cactus
7.2.8 In Latin
Konjac
Sand Dollar Cactus
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Tracheophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
Alismatales
Caryophyllales
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
Amorphophallus
Astrophytum
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Monocots
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species