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Copiapoa grandiflora subs. ritteri Doweld
Sukkulenty 4(1-2): 55 (2001 publ. 2002) [replaced synonym: Copiapoa esmeraldana F.Ritter]
Family: CACTACEAE

Accepted Scientific Name: Copiapoa esmeraldana F.Ritter
Kakteen Südamerika 3: 1064. 1980

Copiapoa grandiflora subs. ritteri (Copiapoa esmeraldana) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger
These superb cacti only grow on the coastal areas of the Atacama desert in Northern Chile.

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Common Names include:
SWEDISH (Svenska): Doftrandkaktus

Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Copiapoa grandiflora group

  • Copiapoa esmeraldana F.Ritter: (syn: Copiapoa grandiflora subs. ritteri) is a small growing geophytic and neotenous relative of Copiapoa grandiflora. Distribution: Guanillos valley near Esmeralda.
  • Copiapoa grandiflora F.Ritter: has green highly branched stems that form large, dense cushions up to 50 cm in diameter, and has large blooms. Distribution: Pan de Azucar to Cifuncho, also near Esmeralda.

14736 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
FK791 (Collector: (Friedrich Kattermann) II Region, Parque Nacional Pan de Azúcar, Las Lomitas, Chile, 845 m. (Copiapoa esmeraldana) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
14735 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Copiapoa grandiflora subs. ritteri (Copiapoa esmeraldana) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli

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Copiapoa grandiflora subs. ritteri (Copiapoa esmeraldana) Photo by: Alexander Arzberger
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Copiapoa grandiflora subs. ritteri (Copiapoa esmeraldana) Photo by: Cactus Art

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Copiapoa grandiflora subs. ritteri (Copiapoa esmeraldana) Photo by: Cactus Art
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Copiapoa grandiflora subs. ritteri (Copiapoa esmeraldana) Photo by: Cactus Art

14737 valentino Valentino Vallicelli
Copiapoa grandiflora subs. ritteri (Copiapoa esmeraldana) Photo by: Valentino Vallicelli
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