{"product_id":"euphorbia-astrophora","title":"Euphorbia astrophora","description":"\u003ch2\u003eGeographic \u0026amp; Climate\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_8f03a1473fdfb9d2-31\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eGeographic Coordinates:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-64 citation-end-64\"\u003eEastern Cape Province, South Africa (approx. 32°S–33°S, 25°E–26°E)\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eClimate Classification:\u003c\/b\u003e BWh \/ BSk (Arid, Desert and Semi-Arid Steppe Climate)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_8f03a1473fdfb9d2-32\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHabitat Characteristics:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-63 citation-end-63\"\u003eAltitude ranges from 500 to 1,000 meters in stony and loamy flats of the Nama Karoo and Succulent Karoo biomes, characterized by low erratic rainfall, high summer temperatures, and gritty quartz-gravel soil substrates.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBotanical Morphology\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_8f03a1473fdfb9d2-33\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDiagnostic Features:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-62 citation-end-62\"\u003eA miniature medusoid caudiciform succulent species featuring a flattened to depressed, turnip-like subterranean caudex.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e It produces a tight, centralized cluster of short, radiating, finger-like decumbent branches marked by distinct tubercles, closely resembling a miniature starfish shape from above. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGrowth Habit:\u003c\/b\u003e Extremely slow-growing geophytic perennial. Enters a dormancy phase during the dry winter months. Mature specimens typically reach a compact ultimate height of 4 to 8 cm and a spread of 6 to 12 cm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHistory \u0026amp; Etymology\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEtymology:\u003c\/b\u003e The specific epithet \u003ci\u003eastrophora\u003c\/i\u003e is derived from the Greek words for \"star\" (\u003ci\u003easter\u003c\/i\u003e) and \"bearer\" (\u003ci\u003ephoros\u003c\/i\u003e), referring to the star-like geometric arrangement of the plant's radial branches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_8f03a1473fdfb9d2-34\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHistorical Context:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-61 citation-end-61\"\u003eFormally described and published by South African succulent specialist Gerhard Marx in 1996 based on collections from the Eastern Cape Province, quickly becoming a prized rarity among global caudex collectors.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"BotanicalCollector","offers":[{"title":"Same Size Shipped|W8-10cm|Seed-grown","offer_id":71345746182397,"sku":"71345746182397","price":140.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0785\/3552\/4605\/files\/IMG_3107.jpg?v=1790005525","url":"https:\/\/www.botanicalcollector.com\/products\/euphorbia-astrophora","provider":"BotanicalCollector","version":"1.0","type":"link"}