Copiapoa marginata

Copiapoa marginata (Salm-Dyck) Britton & Rose (1922)

🌵 Author(s)	Joseph Nelson Rose Nathaniel Lord Britton
🌵 Basionym	Echinocactus marginatus (1845)
🌵 Basionym author(s)	Joseph zu Salm-Dyck
🌵 Type of	Copiapoa

Etymology

Latin margĭnātus ‘having a border or margin’. For the row of connected areoles along the ribs (cf. Marginatocereus). Salm-Dyck: “The broad spine cushions are rounded, connecting and covered with black felt.”