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Copiapoa corralensis

Copiapoa corralensis

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Source-backed classification draft for Copiapoa corralensis.

Scientific taxonomy article

Copiapoa corralensis

Copiapoa corralensis I.Schaub & Keim 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 CLNAT, CLNAN, CLNTA, CLN, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, SOUTHERNAMERICA; Chile (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 corralensis I.Schaub & Keim". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77155622-1 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Copiapoa corralensis". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/10717453 ↩

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Copiapoa corralensis

Copiapoa corralensis

Copiapoa corralensis

Copiapoa corralensis is an extremely rare, highly coveted succulent subshrub belonging to the Cactaceae family, native to the hyper arid coastal deserts of Chile . Adapted to the unique climate of the Atacama Desert, this species survives primarily on coastal fog (camanchaca) and is distinguished by its slow growth rate and striking grayish green globose stem.