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Endangered
CITES App. II
Primary
Copiapoa paposoensis
Kakteen Südamerika 3: 1068 (1980)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Copiapoa paposoensis
Author
F.Ritter
Chinese genus
龙爪球属
Chinese name
-
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Habit
Solitary, rarely offsetting of its own.
Seeds
1,5 mm wide, black.
Roots
Massive, thickened rootstock going well down into the ground, with a long narrow neck.
Flowers
Yellow, campanulate, scented, about 30 mm long, growing from the center of the white wool at the apex.
Ribs
9-16.
Stem
Hemispherical, 6-12 cm in diameter, grass-green, bluish-green, or somewhat grey-green, or rarely red-brown. The stem is also harder than that of the Copiapoa humilisSN|9794]]SN|9790]]. The crown is somewhat depressed, with white woolly felt.