Copiapoa humilis 'maritima'

	Copiapoa humilis ssp. humilis 'maritima' (Syn. Copiapoa maritima)	CACTUS ART NURSERY Cultivation and Mail Sale of Cacti and Succulents.

Copiapoa humilis ssp.humilis 'maritima' KK1709 Paposo, Chile 50-100m
Description: This species branches basally and forms big clumps. The branching degree however is very different in different specimens: some plants stay solitary for a long time, while others (f. caespitosa) form dense clusters of small heads

Photo of conspecific taxa, varieties, forms of plants belonging to the Copiapoa humilis complex (This Taxon has lots of synonyms (like most copiapoas) with several controversial varieties and subspecies): Copiapoa humilis Copiapoa humilis "maritima" *Copiapoa humilis forma cristata* *Copiapoa esmeraldana* ( = C. humilis var. esmeraldana) *Copiapoa paposoensis* (C. humilis ssp. varispinata) Copiapoa tenuissima forma cristata ( = C. humilis var. tenuissima cristata) *Copiapoa tenuissima forma mostruosa* ( = C. humilis var. tenuissima "monstrose" )

Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Scientific name: Copiapoa humilis "maritima"

Conservation status: Listed in CITES appendix 2.

Photo & © copyright by Süleyman Demir Turkey

A very caespitose specimen

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