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 humilis (F. A. Philippi) Hutchinson (1953) |
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Habitat |
Chile
Antofagasta /
Atacama - Tocopilla to Huasco near the coast
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Description |
flat form Copiapoa
very small, compressed, nearly globular, 2 cm (0.7 in) tall, 2,5 cm (0.9 in) broad
ribs 10–12, bumpy
radial spines like bristles, spreaded
1 central spine, 2,2 cm (0.8 in) long
flowers 2 cm (0.7 in) long, yellow
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Flowering time |
May–July in cultivation
December–February in habitat
3–4 years from seed |
Comment |
plants with these name are vary in body color
(from green to braun-red), strength and length of spines and
formation of tubercles on the ribs
detailed description or image of the type by F. A. Philippi is missing
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| Synonyms |
Echinocactus humilis F. A. Philippi (1860) (nom. illeg.) |
| CITES |
Appendix II |
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