- Espeletia,
commonly known as '
frailejones' ("big monks"), is a
genus of
perennial subshrubs, in the
family Asteraceae. The genus,
which is
native mainly...
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relatively flat
portion on the páramo
where a
large quantity of
frailejones are growing. The
frailejones grow 1
centimetre (0.39 in) a year. The
Cerro de Águilas...
- Ocetá Páramo, Colombia. The
Playa de los
Frailejones...
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ecosystem with
diverse biotopes,
including the
visually striking páramos de
frailejones -
moorland with a
forest of ancient, up to 10 m tall
Espeletia pycnophylla...
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jurisdiction of Tona Santander,
around 50 hectares of vegetation,
mainly frailejones, were consumed,
putting the department's
water supply in check, which...
- syn.
Tibouchina lepidota)
encenillo (Weinmannia tormentosa)
arnica frailejones (Espeletia) puya
mountain tapir (Tapirus pinchaque)
spectacled bear (Tremarctos...
-
Panorama of the
Playa de los
Frailejones on the Ocetá Páramo...
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richness of
orchids and ferns, as well as
various endemic species of
frailejones. The
first floristic studies within the park date from 1987, and mentioned...
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controversy over the
environmental impact, with
alleged destruction of the
frailejones,
whose leaves are
supposedly collected by the
soldiers for
making rudimentary...
- in epiphytes.
Above 3,600 m (11,800 ft)
starts the moorlands,
where frailejones are the
characteristic plant.
Among the
Farallones endemisms there is...
