Copiapoa calderana

Copiapoa calderana

Copiapoa calderana F.Ritter is treated as an accepted taxon in Plants of the World Online.1

The current source-backed classification places it in Cactaceae within Copiapoa.12

Its recorded native range/source remark is CLCSA, CLCBI, CLCCO, CLCVA, CLCLA, CLCOH, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, SOUTHERNAMERICA, CLC, CLCMA; Chile (Antofagasta to Atacama).1

POWO records the plant context as succulent subshrub, desert or dry shrubland.1

This is a source-populated draft intended for later Kaktus Doktoru editorial rewriting; care advice and morphology should be reviewed before publication.

References

  1. Plants of the World Online. "Copiapoa calderana F.Ritter". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:65006-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Copiapoa calderana". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7284393
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Native Habitat

Chile (Antofagasta to Atacama)

Automatically collected source range/note: CLC_SA, CLC_BI, CLC_CO, CLC_VA, CLC_LA, CLC_OH, SOUTHERN_SOUTH_AMERICA, SOUTHERN_AMERICA, CLC, CLC_MA; Chile (Antofagasta to Atacama).