Astrophytum
They're found in Mexico to Texas but given the distance there aren't too many species however there are a few varieties. The Greek name is translated to star-plant.
One area that makes them stand out is a small white fleck or speck on the stems. The flowers show in the summer & come from the centre of the plant with them being shades of yellow to orange petals.
This Astrophytum ornatum has f. mirbelli after it as the flecking is more dense than normal. For those that have very few flecks f. glabrescens goes after it. I've seen a picture of a cacti, which it's far from the one shown. It's name was A. ORMY & from what I gather it's name came from it being a variation of A. ornatum.
Regardless of the density of the flecks, they are fast growing however in the wild only very few reach to 18" in diameter.
Astrophytum senile aureum, otherwise known as A. capricorne or as a common name as Goat's Horns Cactus, often grow in grasses of Nth Mexico.
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