The Endemic Plants of Chile

Place of Publication

Cactaceae 3: 89 (1922)

Synonyms

• Copiapoa algarrobensis Katt. nom. inval.
• Copiapoa megarhiza Britton & Rose subsp.  parvula

References

• Britton & Rose (1922)

  Britton, N.L. and Rose, J.N 1922. The Cactaceae; descriptions and illustrations of plants of the cactus family 3:1-255

• Hunt (2013)

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

• 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): 334.3

Regions

Atacama

Habitat

Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)

Notes

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