Biology:Copiapoa echinoides
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Short description: Species of plant
Copiapoa echinoides | |
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Copiapoa echinoides cv. 'Dura' | |
Scientific classification | |
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 | |
Copiapoa cuprea |
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". Copiapoa - Living on the Edge. http://www.copiapoa.info/taxa/echinoides.htm. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
- Brickell, Christopher (1996). Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers. Colour Library Books. p. 443. ISBN 1-85833-472-1.
Wikidata ☰ Q289057 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copiapoa echinoides.
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