Copiapoa echinoides seeds grow into the sea urchin copiapoa — a small, ribbed cactus native to the desert and dry shrubland biome of the Atacama Desert, northern Chile. The epithet echinoides means 'sea urchin-like' (from Greek echinos = sea urchin + -oides = resembling), referring to the globose, spiny body resembling a sea urchin. Current taxonomy includes Copiapoa cupreata as a synonym. Produces a globose, ribbed body to 15 cm high; well-defined ribs; dark spines 3 cm; pale yellow flowers 4 cm in summer. Cold-tolerant. Family Cactaceae.Full sun; very well-drained, rocky Atacama desert soils; minimal water; cold-tolerant; Atacama, Chile conditions. 'Echinoides' = sea urchin-like (Greek; globose spiny body resembling a sea urchin); includes syn. C. cupreata; Chile Atacama; to 15 cm; pale yellow flowers 4 cm; cold-tolerant Globose to 15 cm; well-defined ribs; dark spines 3 cm; pale yellow flowers 4 cm; Chile Atacama; includes syn. cupreata; cold-tolerant Atacama Desert, Chile — desert/dry shrubland biome; sea urchin copiapoa; includes syn. C. cupreata; cold-tolerant Genus Copiapoa: endemic Chile; Family Cactaceae; Order Caryophyllales Full sun; well-drained rocky desert soils; minimal water; cold-tolerant; pale yellow flowers; sea urchin form; Cactaceae Copiapoa echinoides — the sea urchin copiapoa — is named for the globose, spiny body resembling a sea urchin; pale yellow flowers emerge in summer; current taxonomy includes C. cupreata as a synonym; from the Atacama Desert of Chile.IMPORTANT: Pictures show the adult plant, which is not for sale. The offer is only for seeds.
