Copiapoa echinoides is a species of cactus in South America.
| Copiapoa echinoides | |
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| Copiapoa echinoides cv. 'Dura' | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Copiapoa |
| Species: | C. echinoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Copiapoa echinoides Britton & Rose
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| Synonyms | |
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Copiapoa cuprea | |
The species is native to the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.
Description
editCopiapoa 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.
References
edit- "Copiapoa echinoides". Copiapoa - Living on the Edge. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- Brickell, Christopher (1996). Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers. Colour Library Books. p. 443. ISBN 1-85833-472-1.
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