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Copiapoa desertorum

Copiapoa desertorum

Copiapoa desertorum

Copiapoa desertorum 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 CLNAT, CLNAN, CLNTA, CLN, SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, SOUTHERNAMERICA; Chile (Antofagasta to NW. 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 desertorum F.Ritter". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:314370-2
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Copiapoa desertorum". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/7284280

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What is Copiapoa desertorum?
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