The Endemic Plants of Chile

Place of Publication

Amer. J. Bot. 102: 1517 (2015)

References

• Guerrero et al. (2024)

  Guerrero, P.C. , Villalobo López, A. and Peña, C 2024. Copiapoa armata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T212477173A212477254.

• Larridon et al. (2015)

  Larridon, I , Walter, H , Guerrero, P , Duarte, M , Cisternas, M , Peña, C , Bauters, K , Asselman, P , Goetghebeur, P and Samain, M.-S 2015. An integrative approach to understanding the evolution and diversity of Copiapoa (Cactaceae), a threatened endemic Chilean genus from the Atacama Desert. American Journal of Botany. 102. 1506-1520.

Regions

Coquimbo

Habitat

Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)

Distribution and habitat

This species occurs near the Choros River, east of the Coquimbo region, at an altitude of 1,000 to 1,432 m asl.

Conservation status

• Vu B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,iii) (Guerrero et al. (2024))