Another pair of Copiapoa puzzles

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Another pair of Copiapoa puzzles

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At the UCD Botanical Conservatory...
Plant #1
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Thank you for your help!!!!

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Re: Another pair of Copiapoa puzzles

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1. Maybe humilis, 2. fiedlerana or olivana just a guess. :)
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Re: Another pair of Copiapoa puzzles

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I think #1 may be tenuissima, although I wouldn't swear to it.
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Re: Another pair of Copiapoa puzzles

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I think the first is C. tenuissima.

The second something southern. Maybe C. fiedleriana, or perhaps some type of C. coquimbana.
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