title: Copiapoa echinoides
text: # Copiapoa echinoides
  
  Copiapoa echinoides is a species of cactus in South America.
  
  The species is native to the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.
  
  ## Description
  
  Copiapoa echinoides grows to a height of up to 15 cm (6 in). The stem is ribbed and has a flattened spherical shape with 3 cm (1.2 in) long spines.
  
  The plant bears 4 cm (1.6 in) long pale-yellow flowers in summer.
  
  