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 echinata F. Ritter (1959) |
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Habitat |
Chile
Antofagasta - at Paposo, near the coast
in north and south from Carrizal Bajo, at rocks on the coast |
Description |
yellow spined Copiapoa
flattened, half globular, to 10 cm (3.9 in) Ø, gray-green, taproot
ribs 13–21, blunt
spines straight, first black, later gray
7–12 radial spines, 0,5–1,5 cm (0.2–0.6 in) long
4–10 central spines, 1,5–4 cm (0.6–1.5 in) long
flowers 2,75 cm (1.1 in) long, 3 cm (1.2 in) Ø, yellow
fruits pale yellow
seeds shiny black
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Flowering time |
May–July in cultivation
8–9 years from seed |
Synonyms |
Copiapoa megarhiza var. echinata (F. Ritter) A. E. Hoffmann (1989)
Copiapoa megarhiza ssp. echinata (F. Ritter) Doweld (2002)
Copiapoa fiedleriana (K. Schumann) C. Backeberg (1936)
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