1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
Cactus, Flowering Plants
Tree
1.3 Origin
Mexico, Texas
North America, United States, Southwestern United States, California, Mexico
1.4 Types
Not Available
Lebombo ironwood, Giant ironwood
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Desert, In desert grasslands, Rocky areas
Desert, Dry areas
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
21,22,23,24
8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23
1.9 Habit
Oval or Rounded
Spreading
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
Red, Yellow
White, Light Pink, Lavender
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Green, Pale Pink
Chocolate, Black
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Not Available
Gray Green, Gray
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Not Available
Gray Green, Gray
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Not Available
Gray Green, Gray
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Not Applicable
Small oblong
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
Not Available
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
Not Available
Well drained
3.2.6 Bloom Time
Not Available
Late Spring
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Transplanting
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs very little water
Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Never Over-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
Not Available
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Not Available
Well drained
4.6 Sun Exposure
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
Dry root rot, Root mealy bugs
Red blotch
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
Not Available
Not Available
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Beautification, Showy Purposes
Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Not Available
Not Available
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
6.2.3 Other Uses
Used as Ornamental plant
Carvings, Knife handles
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Not Available
Rock Garden / Wall, Screening / Wind Break, Shade Trees
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
Astrophytum asterias
OLNEYA tesota
7.2 Common Name
Star Cactus, Sand Dollar Cactus
Ironwood
7.2.1 In Hindi
रेत डॉलर कैक्टस
रेगिस्तान आइरनवुड
7.2.2 In German
Sand Dollar Cactus
Wüsteneisenholz
7.2.3 In French
Sand Dollar Cactus
désert Ironwood
7.2.4 In Spanish
Sand Dollar Cactus
Ironwood desierto
7.2.5 In Greek
Sand Dollar Cactus
Ironwood έρημο
7.2.6 In Portuguese
Cacto do dólar de areia
deserto Ironwood
7.2.7 In Polish
Sand Dollar Cactus
pustynia Ironwood
7.2.8 In Latin
Sand Dollar Cactus
desert ironwood
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Magnoliopsida
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Core eudicots, Eudicots
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
8.10 Number of Species