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 hypogaea F. Ritter (1960) |
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Habitat |
Chile
Antofagasta -
near of Chañaral
low level area in
300–400 m (984–1312 ft) altitude |
Description |
underground (growing) Copiapoa
flat globular, to 4 cm (1.5 in) Ø, somtimes branched, brownish gray
roots thick, napiform
ribs 10–14, split absolut in bump
areoles deepened, slightly hairy
first 1–6 spines, later absent, 0,24 cm (0.1 in) long, blackish to ash-gray
flowers 2,2 cm (0.8 in) long, to 4 cm (1.5 in)
Ø, pale yellow, stamens and style golden yellow
fruits small, whitish; seeds shiny black
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Synonym |
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CITES |
Appendix II |
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