The Endemic Plants of Chile

Place of Publication

Kaktus-ABC [Backeb. & Knuth]: 280 (1936)

Synonyms

• Copiapoa coquimbana (Rümpler) Britton & Rose subsp.  fiedleriana
• Copiapoa echinata F. Ritter
• Echinocactus fiedlerianus K.Schum
• Copiapoa pepiniana (Lem. ex Salm-Dyck) Backeb. var.  fiedleriana

References

• Backeberg & Kunth (1936)

  Backeberg, C. and Kunth, K.M. 1936. Kaktus-ABC, en Haandbog for Fagfolk og Amatorer. Gyldendal, Copenhagen. 418 pp.

• Hunt (2013)

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

• Hunt (2016b)

  Hunt, D. 2016. CITES Cactaceae Checklist. Third Edition. Royal Botanic Gardens Kew

• Señoret Espinosa & Acosta Ramos (2013)

  Señoret Espinosa, E. and Acosta Ramos, J.P. 2013. Guía de Campo. Cactáceas Nativas de Chile. CORMA 247 pp.

Iconography

• Hunt (2013): 331.4

Regions

Atacama

Habitat

Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)

Distribution and habitat

Restricted distribution around the coastal town of Huasco between sea level and 600 m. A classic location is in Parque Nacional Llanos del Challe. Locally abundant in the lomas zone and growing with other cacti species - Eriosyce villosa, Eriosyce napina, Eulycbnia acida and Echinopsis coquimbana.

Conservation status

• Endangered B1ab(iii,v)

Notes

Seed of this species is banked by the national seed bank of Chile, INIA.