title: Copiapoa marginata
text: # Copiapoa marginata
  
  Copiapoa marginata is a species of clump-forming cactus of South America.
  
  It is native to the Atacama Desert in northern Chile.
  
  ## Description
  
  Copiapoa marginata grows to a height of up to 60 cm (24 in).
  
  The plant bears 2–5 cm (0.79–1.97 in) long yellow flowers in spring and summer.
  
  ### Subspecies and varieties
  
  * Copiapoa marginata var. bridgesii
  * Copiapoa marginata subsp. robustispina.
  