Copiapoa grandiflora F.Ritter

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Origin and Habitat: Between Pan de Azucar to Cifuncho, Department of Taltal in the Atacama Desert of Chile. It is possible to find an interesting colony near Esmeralda.
Altitude: 50 to 850 metres metres above sea level.
Habitat: It grows in inland valleys and hill slopes. The climate is subtropical, but with moderate temperatures all year round: the lowest average temperature is 12,3°C - and the highest is 19,3°C. However the nights might be quite chilly in winter.

Common Names include:
UKRAINIAN (Українська): Коп'япоа великоквіткова

Description: Copiapoa grandifloraSN|1424]]SN|1409]] is very like and grows sympatrically with Copiapoa cinerascensSN|1409]]SN|1420]] and presumably the two represent only the extreme of variation within the same population. Copiapoa grandifloraSN|1409]]SN|1409]] distinguishes for the smaller and greener stems and very large blooms. Ritter considers Copiapoa grandifloraSN|1420]]SN|1409]] close to Copiapoa molliculaSN|1409]]SN|1424]], which grows North of Chañaral
Habit: Body highly branched to form large, dense cushions up to 50 cm in diameter.
Roots: Thickened shortly napiform without narrow neck.
Stems: Globose to short cylindrical 13 cm tall, 6 to 10 cm in diameter, pale green to olive green often in habitat with a grey waxy coating presumably produced to prevent desiccation in it's extremely dry environment. In cultivation the waxy bloom is often not produced, revealing the epidermis colour.
Ribs: (10-)12-15(-19) rounded, tuberculate, notched, 10-12 mm high and wide.
Areoles: Big, oval about 4 mm long and 10 mm apart, covered with white wool turning grey, later glabrous.
Radial spines: 7 to 10, needle-like, rather slender, straight 1-3 cm long at first brown to black, later greyish-white.
Central spines: 1-2(-4), needle-like, more robust and slightly longer (up to 5 cm long), the same colour as the radial.
Flowers: Up to 3 cm long and 5,5 cm in diameter, pale yellow, slightly reddish outside.
Blooming season: Blossoms are born in mid spring, late spring, late summer, mid autumn.
Fruit: Round, 10-15 mm long, reddish or brownish.
Seeds: Black 1 x 0,8 mm.

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