Place of Publication
Chileans 11(37): 21 (1979 (1980))
Synonyms
- Copiapoa calderana F. Ritter subsp. atacamensis
- Copiapoa boliviana (Pfeiff.) F.Ritter
- Echinocactus bolivianus Pfeiff.
References
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Middleditch (1979 (1980))
Middleditch, R. 1979 (1980). Copiapoa atacamensis. Chileans 11(37)
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Schulz & Kapitany (1996)
Schulz , R. and Kapitany, A. 1996. Copiapoa in their environment: Chañaral to El Cobre. Quarto 176 pp.
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Hoffmann & Walter (2004)
Hoffmann J., A.E. and Walter M., H.E. 2004. Cactaceas en la Flora Silvestre de Chile, 2nd edition. Fundación Claudio Gay
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Señoret Espinosa & Acosta Ramos (2013)
Señoret Espinosa, E. and Acosta Ramos, J.P. 2013. Guía de Campo. Cactáceas Nativas de Chile. CORMA 247 pp.
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Walter & Guerrero (2022)
Walter, H and Guerrero, P 2022. Towards a unified taxonomic catalogue for the Chilean cacti: assembling molecular systematics and classical taxonomy. Phytotaxa. 550(2): 79-98
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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.
Iconography
- Hunt (2013): 328.3
- Schulz & Kapitany (1996): P187, P188, P221
- Hoffmann & Walter (2004): Lam. 32b
Regions
Habitat
Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)
Distribution and habitat
From Antofagasta to the south of Blanco Encalada, in the Botija Valley, on coastal hills. The population survives due to the fog oasis effect.