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 longistaminea F. Ritter (1963) |
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Habitat |
Chile
Antofagasta -
at Esmeralda |
Description |
with long stamens Copiapoa
to 50 cm (19 in) tall, 11–15 cm (4.3–5.9 in) Ø, gray-green, rare white
roots short, napiform
15–21 ribs
areoles to 0,6 cm (0.2 in) distant, orange-yellow
spines dark maroon to nearly black
4–6 radial spines, 1–3 cm (0.4–1.2 in) long, slightly distant
0–1 central spine
flowers about 2,5 cm (1 in) long, pale yellow, above brownish
fruits pale green
seeds 0,12 cm (0.04 in) long
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Flowering time |
June–July in cultivation
12–15 years from seed |
Synonyms |
Copiapoa cinerea ssp. longistaminea (F. Ritter) Meregalli (1992) (nom. inval.)
Copiapoa cinerea var. longistaminea (F. Ritter) Slaba (1997)
Copiapoa calderana ssp. longistaminea (F. Ritter) N. P. Taylor (1998)
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