Biology:Copiapoa echinoides

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Short description: Species of plant

Copiapoa echinoides
Copiapoa echinoides cv dura.jpg
Copiapoa echinoides cv. 'Dura'
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
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.

References

Wikidata ☰ Q289057 entry