Copiapoa marginata
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|image = CopiapoaMarginata.jpg
|genus = Copiapoa
|species = marginata
|authority = Britton & Rose
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Copiapoa marginata is a species of clump-forming cactus of South America.
It is native to the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.
Description
Copiapoa marginata grows to a height of up to {{convert|60|cm|in|abbr=on|0}}.
The plant bears {{convert|2|-|5|cm|in|abbr=on}} long yellow flowers in spring and summer.
=Subspecies and varieties=
- Copiapoa marginata var. bridgesii
- Copiapoa marginata subsp. robustispina.
References
- {{cite web |title=Copiapoa Taxonomic References| url=http://www.copiapoa.info/ipni.htm| publisher=Copiapoa - Living on the Edge |accessdate=2009-07-17}}
- {{cite book | author=Brickell, Christopher |title=Gardener's Encyclopedia of Plants & Flowers| year=1996 |page=443| publisher=Colour Library Books |isbn=1-85833-472-1}}
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Category:Cacti of South America
Category:Endemic flora of Chile
Category:Flora of northern Chile
Category:Near threatened flora of South America
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