Copiapoa marginata

Copiapoa marginata

Copiapoa marginata (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose 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 CLCBI, CLNAN, CLNTA, CLCCO, CLCLA, CLN, CLC, CLCMA, CLCSA, CLNAT, CLCVA, CLCOH; Chile (SW. Atacama to NW. Coquimbo).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 marginata (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:131144-1
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Copiapoa marginata". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7284161
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Native Habitat

Chile (SW. Atacama to NW. Coquimbo)

Automatically collected source range/note: CLC_BI, CLN_AN, CLN_TA, CLC_CO, CLC_LA, CLN, CLC, CLC_MA, CLC_SA, CLN_AT, CLC_VA, CLC_OH; Chile (SW. Atacama to NW. Coquimbo).