Espeletia schultzii | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Espeletia |
Species: | E. schultzii
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Binomial name | |
Espeletia schultzii | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Espeletia schultzii is a high altitude shrub endemic to the Andes of Venezuela.
Espeletia schultzii his a giant
rosette plant, with a large above ground stem (
caulescent). It exhibits
nyctinasty, folding up its leaves at night to prevent freezing of young leaves in the center of the rosette.
[2]
Media related to
Espeletia schultzii at Wikimedia Commons
Espeletia schultzii | |
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![]() | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Asterales |
Family: | Asteraceae |
Genus: | Espeletia |
Species: | E. schultzii
|
Binomial name | |
Espeletia schultzii | |
Synonyms [1] | |
|
Espeletia schultzii is a high altitude shrub endemic to the Andes of Venezuela.
Espeletia schultzii his a giant
rosette plant, with a large above ground stem (
caulescent). It exhibits
nyctinasty, folding up its leaves at night to prevent freezing of young leaves in the center of the rosette.
[2]
Media related to
Espeletia schultzii at Wikimedia Commons