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Copiapoa tenuissima "mostruosa" (Standard large
stemmed clone)
This is an odd cactus with a very dark purplish body that become
almost black in full sun, it covered in tiny contrasting white woolly
areole and produces a nice patch over time.
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Description: There are some
different clones of this heavy clumping cultivar, some of which very
small and densely branched and some (the more common forms) with larger
stems and fewer basal shoots. The cluster of heads never get much larger
but can slowly fill a 10 cm bowl.
Stems: Basally branching from 1 to 5 cm in diameter (depending on
clone) that turns almost black in direct sunlight.
Flowers: Pretty, yellow up to 2.5 cm long and supposedly are
sweet scented.
Blooming season: Spring and summer.
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Cultivation: Copiapoa tenuissima mostruosa is not a fast spreader
like others but forms nice plants pretty quickly, water it moderately in
summer and keep fairly dry in winter. Prefers a light shade or a full
sun exposure, should be protected from excessive heat and sun in summer.
Propagation: Usually grafted but the offsets can be used as
cuttings, they root without a problem. They grow slowly at first until
they develop the large tuberous root system.
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Family:
Cactaceae (Cactus
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Scientific name: Copiapoa
tenuissima F. Ritter
forma mostruosa
Origin:
Garden origin (Nursery
produced cultivar)
Conservation status:
Listed in
CITES appendix 2.
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Synonyms:
- Copiapoa humilis var. tenuissima.
- Copiapoa humilis.
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Copiapoa tenuissima "mostruosa"
Clone A
( A very proliferous form with very thin
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):
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