Xerophyte

Central Spines

3-4 subulate (awl shaped), 1-2 cm long

Seeds

1,5 mm wide, black.

Description

The name Copiapoa esmeraldanaSN|1409]]SN|9783]], ( syn

Roots

Large, tuberous.
Large tap-root with a thin neck.

Tubercles

Rounded, chin-shaped.

Flowers

Yellow, campanulate, scented, about 30-35 mm long. They grow from the center of the white wool at the apex.

Spines

Brownish to ash-grey, straight. Yoong plants only have thin radial spines, while the centrals appear as the plants mature.

Ribs

13-16, deeply notched, tuberculate, 6-10 mm tall.

Stem

Green, soft, succulent, globose, green to brownish, 3.5-7cm in diameter, apex depressed with white wool, particularly at flowering time.

Fruits

Globose, dull green.

Habit

Solitary or moderately prolific, eventually forming large clumps.

Radial Spines

6-8 acicular, 5-10 mm long.

Areoles

3-4 mm in diameter, apical, slightly dislocated in the lower part of the tubercle. 8-15 mm apart, covered with short whitish wool when young, later glabrous.