| Home Page | The genus Copiapoa contains over 20 species coming from the Atacama desert, on the coastline of northern Chile. The name Copiapoa comes from the city of Copiapó in northern Chile. These cactus have adapted to meeting their water need from the fog that often blanket the coast, since it rains there excessively rarely. They grow slowly in cultivation, and their appearance change: the color is often different, the chalky coating from some species is sometimes washed away, the spination is often weaker, and even the shape becomes more elongated.
The Copiapoas are propagated by seeds, grafting, or division if the species is clumping. The seeds are produced in very small quantities and grow slowly.
Copiapoa bridgesii Copiapoa de Bridges Copiapoa calderana Copiapoa cinerascens Copiapoa cinerea Copiapoa de Philippi Copiapoa conglomerata Copiapoa coquimbana Coquimbano Copiapoa echinata var. borealis Copiapoa echinoides var. cuprea Copiapoa echinoides var. dura Copiapoa echinoides Copiapoa esmeraldana Copiapoa fiedleriana Copiapoa grandiflora Copiapoa haseltoniana Copiapoa humilis Humildito Copiapoa hypogaea Copiapoa krainziana Chascón Copiapoa laui Copiapoa longistaminea Copiapoa malletiana Copiapoa de Carrizal Copiapoa marginata Copiapoa megarhiza Copiapoa mollicula Bajotierra Copiapoa serpentisulcata Copiapoa solaris var. ferox Copiapoa solaris Copiapoa taltalensis Quisco del Desierto Copiapoa tenuissima Copiapoa tocopillana Tocopillano Synonym and obsolete names Copiapoa albispina synonym of Copiapoa cinerea (Copiapoa de Philippi) Copiapoa alticostata synonym of Copiapoa coquimbana (Coquimbano) Copiapoa applanata synonym of Copiapoa cinerascens Copiapoa atacamensis synonym of Copiapoa calderana Copiapoa barquitensis synonym of Copiapoa hypogaea Copiapoa boliviana synonym of Copiapoa calderana Copiapoa brunnescens synonym of Copiapoa megarhiza Copiapoa calderana ssp. longistaminea synonym of Copiapoa longistaminea Copiapoa carrizalensis synonym of Copiapoa malletiana (Copiapoa de Carrizal) Copiapoa cinerascens var. grandiflora synonym of Copiapoa grandiflora Copiapoa cinerascens var. intermedia synonym of Copiapoa cinerascens Copiapoa cinerea var. longistaminea synonym of Copiapoa longistaminea Copiapoa cinerea var. gigantea synonym of Copiapoa haseltoniana Copiapoa cinerea var. krainziana synonym of Copiapoa krainziana (Chascón) Copiapoa cinerea ssp. haseltoniana synonym of Copiapoa haseltoniana Copiapoa columna-alba synonym of Copiapoa cinerea (Copiapoa de Philippi) Copiapoa copiapensis synonym of Copiapoa cinerascens Copiapoa cuprea synonym of Copiapoa echinoides var. cuprea Copiapoa cupreatus synonym of Copiapoa echinoides Copiapoa dealbata synonym of Copiapoa malletiana (Copiapoa de Carrizal) Copiapoa desertorum synonym of Copiapoa taltalensis (Quisco del Desierto) Copiapoa dura synonym of Copiapoa echinoides var. dura Copiapoa echinata synonym of Copiapoa fiedleriana Copiapoa eremophila synonym of Copiapoa haseltoniana Copiapoa ferox synonym of Copiapoa solaris var. ferox Copiapoa gigantea var. haseltoniana synonym of Copiapoa haseltoniana Copiapoa hornilloensis synonym of Copiapoa taltalensis (Quisco del Desierto) Copiapoa humilis var. tenuissima synonym of Copiapoa tenuissima Copiapoa humilis var. tocopillana synonym of Copiapoa tocopillana (Tocopillano) Copiapoa hypogaea var. montana synonym of Copiapoa taltalensis (Quisco del Desierto) Copiapoa hypogaea var. barquitensis synonym of Copiapoa hypogaea Copiapoa intermedia synonym of Copiapoa fiedleriana Copiapoa krainziana var. brunnescens synonym of Copiapoa megarhiza Copiapoa lembckei synonym of Copiapoa calderana Copiapoa longispina synonym of Copiapoa mollicula (Bajotierra) Copiapoa melanohystrix synonym of Copiapoa cinerea (Copiapoa de Philippi) Copiapoa montana synonym of Copiapoa taltalensis (Quisco del Desierto) Copiapoa montana ssp. grandiflora synonym of Copiapoa grandiflora Copiapoa olivana synonym of Copiapoa taltalensis (Quisco del Desierto) Copiapoa paposoensis synonym of Copiapoa humilis (Humildito) Copiapoa pendulina synonym of Copiapoa coquimbana (Coquimbano) Copiapoa pseudocoquimbana synonym of Copiapoa coquimbana (Coquimbano) Copiapoa rarissima synonym of Copiapoa taltalensis (Quisco del Desierto) Copiapoa rubriflora synonym of Copiapoa taltalensis (Quisco del Desierto) Copiapoa rupestris synonym of Copiapoa taltalensis (Quisco del Desierto) Copiapoa rupestris ssp. desertorum synonym of Copiapoa taltalensis (Quisco del Desierto) Copiapoa serpentisulcata var. castanea synonym of Copiapoa serpentisulcata Copiapoa tenebrosa synonym of Copiapoa haseltoniana Copiapoa totoralensis synonym of Copiapoa fiedleriana Copiapoa vallenarensis synonym of Copiapoa coquimbana (Coquimbano) Copiapoa variispinata synonym of Copiapoa conglomerata Copiapoa wagenknechtii synonym of Copiapoa coquimbana (Coquimbano)
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