Copiapoa hypogaea
Copiapoa hypogaea, the underground copiapoa, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Copiapoa in the cactus family (Cactaceae), native to northern Chile.[2] It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Cactaceae |
| Subfamily: | Cactoideae |
| Genus: | Copiapoa |
| Species: | C. hypogaea |
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| Copiapoa hypogaea | |
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Subspecies
The following subspecies is currently accepted:[2]
- Copiapoa hypogaea subsp. cobrensis Doweld
References
- Cactus (Paris) 15(66): 19 (1960)
- "Copiapoa hypogaea F.Ritter". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- "Copiapoa hypogaea underground copiapoa". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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