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Copiapoa fiedleriana

Copiapoa fiedleriana

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Source-backed classification draft for Copiapoa fiedleriana.

Scientific taxonomy article

Copiapoa fiedleriana

Copiapoa fiedleriana (K.Schum.) Backeb. 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 SOUTHERNSOUTHAMERICA, CLCMA, CLC, CLCBI, CLN, SOUTHERNAMERICA, CLCOH, CLCVA, CLCSA, CLCCO, CLCLA, CLN_AT; Chile (SW. Antofagasta 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 fiedleriana (K.Schum.) Backeb.". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:65024-2 ↩
  2. GBIF Secretariat. "Copiapoa fiedleriana". GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Accessed: 2026-06-10. https://www.gbif.org/species/3958724 ↩

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Copiapoa fiedleriana

Copiapoa fiedleriana

Copiapoa fiedleriana

Copiapoa fiedleriana is a highly sought after, slow growing succulent subshrub belonging to the Cactaceae family, native to the hyper arid regions of Chile . Known for its remarkable adaptation to extreme desert environments, this species is a prized specimen among cacti collectors worldwide due to its rugged aesthetics and extreme drought tolerance.