Accepted Scientific Name: Copiapoa fiedleriana (K.Schum.) Backeb. in Backeb. & F.M.Knuth
Kaktus-ABC [Backeb. & Knuth] 280. 1936 [12 Feb 1936] Backeb., F.M.Knuth
Copiapoa echinata Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
AW103 Bahia Salida
Origin and Habitat: Monte Amargo river (Copiapó ) to Carrizal Bajo.
Synonyms:
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Accepted name in llifle Database:Copiapoa fiedleriana (K.Schum.) Backeb. in Backeb. & F.M.KnuthKaktus-ABC [Backeb. & Knuth] 280. 1936 [12 Feb 1936]Synonymy: 11
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Description: It is a small and usually branched very spiny cactus.
Stem: Spherical 50-100 mm in diameter dull greyish-green.
Root: Long tap-root.
Ribs: 10-20
Areoles: 4-6 mm wide with grey felt abour 5-8 mm apart.
Spines: Usually straight black or brown becoming to grey as they ages up to 30 mm long. Radial spines 6-10, central spines 1-4 very similar in size and colour to the radials.
Flower: Unscented, funnel-shaped 3-4 cm long, pale yellow. Tube with few yellow scales. Tepals 5-6 mm large yellow with reddish tips. Anthers sulphur yellow. Stigma 12-lobed yellow.
Fruit: Spherical about 10 mm in diameter, green with 2-3 brownish-green scales.
Seed: 1,4 × 0,9 × 0,6 mm, black, shining.
More...Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Copiapoa fiedleriana group
Copiapoa echinata F.Ritter: ( = fiedleriana) Plant noticeable for its strongly tuberculate ribs and pruinose epidermis, the large tap-root suggest it is related with Copiapoa megarhiza.- Copiapoa echinata var. borealis F.Ritter: ( = fiedleriana) Plants from the northern areal.
- Copiapoa echinata var. pulla F.Ritter: ( = fiedleriana) Distingushed for the brown coloured epidermis.
- Copiapoa fiedleriana (K.Schum.) Backeb. in Backeb. & F.M.Knuth: Plants solitary or branched with large, fleshy roots. Stems globose, gray-green 5-8 cm tallwith tuberculate ribs. It has 4-8 radial spines blackish or greyish-brown up to 3 cm long. Central spines usually absent.
- Copiapoa intermedia F.Ritter ex Backeb.: ( = fiedleriana )
- Copiapoa totoralensis F.Ritter: (same as Copiapoa echinata ?)
Copiapoa echinata Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
AW103 Bahia Salida Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Copiapoa echinata Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Copiapoa echinata Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
AW103 Bahia Salida Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
Copiapoa echinata Photo by: Valentino VallicelliCultivation and Propagation: This species need full sun otherwise the bodies tended to elongate in cultivation, but should be protected from excessive heat and sun in summer, Require light watering, good drainage, and deep pot to accommodate tap root. Keep warm and dry in winter to avoid rot. Frost tolerance 0°C.
Propagation: Seeds (offsets rarely), Grafting is often used to speed growth rate and to create a back-up to plants in collection.
