- Copiapoa echinoides
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Copiapoa echinoides Copiapoa echinoides cv "dura" Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Core eudicots Order: Caryophyllales Family: Cactaceae Genus: Copiapoa Species: C. echinoides Binomial name Copiapoa echinoides
Britton & RoseSynonyms Copiapoa cuprea
Copiapoa cupreata
Copiapoa dura
Echinocactus cupreatus
Echinocactus echinoidesCopiapoa echinoides is a species of cacti. The stem is ribbed and has a flattened spherical shape with 3 cm (1 in) long spines. The plant grows to a height of up to 15 cm (6 in) and bears 4 cm pale-yellow flowers in summer.
Sources
- "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 1858334721.
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