Las plantas endémicas de Chile

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Cactaceae

Copiapoa humilis subsp. tocopillana (F.Ritter) Hunt

Sinónimos

Referencias

  • Hunt (2013)

    Hunt, D. 2013. The New Cactus Lexicon (illustrations). dh books. Milborne Port, UK 527 pp.

Iconografía

  • Hunt (2013): 332.4

Regiones

Antofagasta

Hábitat

Desierto y Oasis de niebla

Distribución y habitat

Restricted to hills near to Tocopilla where it has the most northerly distribution for any species of Copiapoa. It grows in rock crevices in arid habitats which are subject to frequent coastal fog. Here it is associated with cacti including Cumulopuntia sphaerica, Eriosyce laui, E. recondita, Eulychnia iquiquensis and Leucostele deserticola.