Place of Publication
Cactaceae 3: 89 (1922)
Synonyms
References
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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
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Guerrero, Villalobo López & Peña (2024a)
Guerrero, P.C. , Villalobo López, A. and Peña, C. 2024. Copiapoa megarhiza. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2024: e.T212495149A212495199.
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Hunt (2013)
Hunt, D. 2013. The New Cactus Lexicon (illustrations). dh books. Milborne Port, UK 527 pp.
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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.
Iconography
- Hunt (2013): 334.3
Regions
Habitat
Desert and Desert fog oases (Lomas)
Distribution and habitat
Copiapoa megarhiza occurs in the Copiapó valley. Historically, it used to be found from east of Paipote to west of Toledo (Guerrero, Villalobo López & Peña (2024). It grows from sea level to 800 m asl.
Conservation status
- EN B1ab(iii,v)+2ab(iii,v) (Guerrero, Villalobo López & Peña (2024a))
Notes
Seed of this species is banked by the national seed bank of Chile, INIA.