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Endangered
CITES App. II
Copiapoa gigantea subs. haseltoniana
Sukkulenty 4(1-2): 49 (2001 publ. 2002)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Copiapoa gigantea subs. haseltoniana
Author
(Backeb.) Doweld
Chinese genus
龙爪球属
Chinese name
-
Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Description
Usually forms massive clumps, up to 1.5 m tall.
Spines
Golden up to 3 cm long; 0 to 2 central spines; 0 to 8 radial spines.
Stem
Light green or reddish tinged with an amber yellow woolly crown, up to 25 cm in diameter, round branching laterally with 14 to 22 ribs. The individual stems are generally oriented northwards.