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Polylepis rugulosa, the
queñua, is a
species of
plant in the
family Rosaceae. It is
primarily found in the
Andes region of
South America in Argentina,...
- dracunculifolia),
which is
burned as a fuel. Also
present are
quinoa plants and
queñua bushes.
Every November,
Salar de
Uyuni is the
breeding ground for three...
- Ecuador, Peru, Bolivia, and Chile.
These trees, by
locals referred to as
Queñua, Yagual, and
other names, can be
found at
altitudes of 4,500 m (14,760 ft)...
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plant is
straw gr**** (Calamagrostis intermedia).
Above 3,300
meters the "
queñua" or "paper tree" (Polylepis)
forest is found. It is in
forests such as these...
-
Queñua leaves (P. rugulosa)...
- The
Aymara people, the
indigenous people of this region, call the tree "
queñua" and use the
timber for fuel, for
roofing their huts and for
making charcoal...
- by sheep,
uncontrolled burning,
firewood extraction,
especially from the
Queñua relicts, bird
guano extraction (lagoons),
poaching of vicuña and waterfowl...
- flank,
moraine systems have been
observed in the Santiago, Ullulo, Keaña,
Queñua Ranra, Cuncaicha,
Pommulca and
Huajra ****re valleys,
while the southeastern...
- Diplostephium,
Cherodesma and tola (Parastrephia lepidophyllum) pampa,
stipa ichu,
quenua (Polylepis besseri), and in the High
Sierra –
Bofedales (Distchia moor)...
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National Park. This park was
created to
conserve the rare
woods of the
queñua species Polylepis tarapacana and to
protect species of wild
flora and fauna...
