Family Cactaceae | Genus Copiapoa Rank Species | |
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Similar Copiapoa coquimbana, Copiapoa marginata, Copiapoa calderana, Copiapoa fiedleriana, Copiapoa humilis | ||
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.
References
Copiapoa echinoides Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA