Copiapoa echinoides

Copiapoa echinoides is a species of cactus in South America.

Copiapoa echinoides
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
Binomial name
Copiapoa echinoides Britton & Rose
Synonyms
Copiapoa cuprea Copiapoa cupreata Copiapoa dura Echinocactus cupreatus Echinocactus echinoides

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. Retrieved 2009-07-17.
• Brickell, Christopher (1996). Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers. Colour Library Books. p. 443. ISBN 1-85833-472-1.