Copiapoa Britton & Rose (1922)
named after the occurrence of some species nearby the city of Copiapó, Chile
globular, later often columnar, clumping and forms large mounds
gray to green in various shades
ribs in different amount, usually only very slight
spines various also in amount, lenght and color
flowers
short tubular, some fragrant, yellow to light yellow, it is a good identifying feature for this genus
fruits globular, opened at the top if they ripened
seeds usually shiny black |
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Distribution |
north to central Chile
Antofagasta, Atacama, Coquimbo
steppes and mountains |
Growth period |
Copiapoa is usually not easy to cultivate!
at the northern hemisphere is the main growth period in late summer and fall,
therefor in summer keep in sparse shade and relatively dry |
Winter period |
keep dry on a bright and airy location, minimum temperature 8–12°C (46–53°F)
species out of mountains also at colder temperatures |
Substrat |
very porous, minerally and gravelly soil
a addition of pumice, perlite and expanded slate is recommandable |
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| Copiapoa cinerea var. columna-alba (F. Ritter) Backeberg (1962) |
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Habitat |
Chile
Antofagasta / Atacama - northern of Paposo
to Chañaral,
mostly near the coast,
main occurrence at the
Pan de Azúcar National Park |
Description |
white-columns Copiapoa
to 75 cm (2.4 ft) tall, 20 cm (7.8 in) Ø
crown orange, ribs 27–47, at young plants less
spines yellow-brown to black
4–5 radial spines, 0,5–0,8 cm (0.2–0.3 in) long, curved
1–3 central spines, 1–2 cm (0.4–0.7 in) long, straight
flowers pale yellow with red tipped, scales at calyx
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Synonyms |
Copiapoa columna-alba F. Ritter (1959)
Copiapoa cinerea ssp. columna-alba (F. Ritter) D. R. Hunt (2002)
Copiapoa cinerea Philippi (1860)
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CITES |
Appendix II |
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