Copiapoa echinoides

Copiapoa echinoides
Copiapoa echinoides cv "dura"
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Genus: Copiapoa
Species: C. echinoides
Binomial name
Copiapoa echinoides
Britton & Rose
Synonyms

Copiapoa cuprea
Copiapoa cupreata
Copiapoa dura
Echinocactus cupreatus
Echinocactus echinoides

Copiapoa echinoides is a species of cactus in South America.

The species is native to the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.

Description

Copiapoa echinoides grows to a height of up to 15 cm (6 in). The stem is ribbed and has a flattened spherical shape with 3 cm (1.2 in) long spines.

The plant bears 4 cm (1.6 in) long pale-yellow flowers in summer.

Sources

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