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]

Copiapoa hypogaea
In bloom
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Cactaceae
Subfamily: Cactoideae
Genus: Copiapoa
Species:
C. hypogaea
Binomial name
Copiapoa hypogaea
Synonyms[2]
List
    • Copiapoa hypogaea var. barquitensis F.Ritter
    • Neochilenia hypogaea Backeb.
    • Pilocopiapoa hypogaea (F.Ritter) Y.Itô

Subspecies

The following subspecies is currently accepted:[2]

  • Copiapoa hypogaea subsp. cobrensis Doweld

References
  1. Cactus (Paris) 15(66): 19 (1960)
  2. "Copiapoa hypogaea F.Ritter". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  3. "Copiapoa hypogaea underground copiapoa". The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
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