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Taltal is a minor quiet fishing village
squeezed in between the Andes and the Pacific. Just about 10 kilometres
north of the town there is some sort of 'entrance' to Quebrada San Ramon, which leads up into
the mountains and guides you to interesting plants. Here it's only
possible
to walk on foot and if you wish to have enough time to see it
all,
you will need to bring a tent for the night. As walking up in the
gorge (quebrada) you will see a lot of copiapoas changing slightly as you
walk. You will again realize that dividing a genus into particular
species is the idea of man as the
changing in the appearance of the plants is very moderate and
fascinating. On top you will find Copiapoa
krainziana with its long and
soft white spines. As you walk down you will realize that the species
are changing their appearances and the spines are getting shorter
ending
up with Copiapoa albispina
with much shorter but still white spines. Whether Copiapoa
krainziana and the different forms can hybridize with one
another and Copiapoa cinerea as you find at
the bottom of the quebrada is a good question.
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Copiapoa cinerea |
Copiapoa cinerea |
Copiapoa albispina |
Copiapoa albispina |
Copiapoa albispina |
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| Copiapoa rupestris |
Copiapoa rupestris |
Copiapoa rupestris |
Copiapoa tenebrosa | Copiapoa tenebrosa |
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