Copiapoa

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Copiapoa
C. humilis
C. humilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Tribe: Notocacteae
Genus: Copiapoa
Britton & Rose
Species

Copiapoa humilis
Copiapoa cinerea
Copiapoa hypogaia
Copiapoa krainziana
etc.

Copiapoa is a genus of cacti from the dry coastal deserts of northern Chile. It comprises about 26 species. These species vary in form )spherical or slightly columnar) and in color (brownish to blue-green body).

[edit] Taxonomy

Pilocopiapoa F.Ritter has been brought into synonymy with this genus. Some authorities also include here the genus Blossfeldia.

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