Copiapoa cinerea var. krainziana
Brit. Cact. Succ. J. 16(1): 15 (1998)
Family
Cactaceae
Genus
Species
Copiapoa cinerea var. krainziana
Author
(F.Ritter) G.J.Charles
Chinese genus
龙爪球属
Chinese name
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Primary
Accepted
DescriptionEdit description
Habit
Solitary or forming large clumps up to 1 m wide densely covered by spines.
Central Spines
14 to 20 up to 2,5 cm long (or more)
Description
Copiapoa krainzianaSN|1386]]SN|1386]] is one of the more beautiful and popular Copiapoa, it is really the most extreme of a very variable population.
Note
Pretty, white-spined forms need to be large before flowering; darker-spined plants grow faster.
Flowers
Clear yellow, 3.5 cm long.
Spines
Variable, densely distributed, needle-like, long, very thin, straight or curved, flexible usually white or greyish (or sometime brownish in the so called forma 'brunispina')
Ribs
13 to 24 ribs, straight.
Stem
Globose to cylindrical usually grey to green in hue, up to 12 cm wide with a woolly crown.
Radial Spines
10 to 12 greyish approx 2 cm long.
Fruits
White or rose, up to 1 cm long.
Areoles
Large, roundish, with grey wool.