Copiapoa humilis 'maritima'

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	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/taltalensis 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 humilis ssp. longispina *Copiapoa esmeraldana* ( = C. humilis var. esmeraldana) *Copiapoa paposoensis* (C. humilis ssp. varispinata) *Copiapoa rubriflora (C. rupestris rubriflora)* Copiapoa tenuissima ( = C. humilis var. tenuissima) Copiapoa tenuissima forma cristata ( = C. humilis var. tenuissima cristata) *Copiapoa tenuissima forma mostruosa* ( = C. humilis var. tenuissima "monstrose" )
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Family: Cactaceae (Cactus Family)

Scientific name: Copiapoa humilis "maritima"

Conservation status: Listed in CITES appendix 2.

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A very caespitose specimen

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