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Water Mattress - closeup 1, Antisana Ecological Reserve, Ecuador This plant occurs in large clusters shaped like a cushion. Manuel (our guide) referred to it as the &quot;poor man&#039;s mattress&quot;. Aptly named as it&#039;s only slightly more comfortable compared to plain rock. These plants have a hard, plastic-like feeling to them.<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/129975/water_mattress_antisana_ecological_reserve_ecuador.html" title="Water Mattress, Antisana Ecological Reserve, Ecuador"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/129975_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=cleWBWzMsvSzSbU410CRnBlBtdE%3D" width="114" height="152" alt="Water Mattress, Antisana Ecological Reserve, Ecuador This plant occurs in large clusters shaped like a cushion. Manuel (our guide) referred to it as the &quot;poor man&#039;s mattress&quot;. Aptly named as it&#039;s only slightly more comfortable compared to plain rock. These plants have a hard, plastic-like feeling to them.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/129974/water_mattress_-_closeup_1_antisana_ecological_reserve_ecuador.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/129973/water_mattress_-_closeup_2_antisana_ecological_reserve_ecuador.html Antisana Ecological Reserve,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,Plantago rigida,South America,Spring,World" /></a></figure><br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/129973/water_mattress_-_closeup_2_antisana_ecological_reserve_ecuador.html" title="Water Mattress - closeup 2, Antisana Ecological Reserve, Ecuador"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/129973_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=QCTLqfbjErEwTEdaVKiSIeu2tZk%3D" width="114" height="152" alt="Water Mattress - closeup 2, Antisana Ecological Reserve, Ecuador This plant occurs in large clusters shaped like a cushion. Manuel (our guide) referred to it as the &quot;poor man&#039;s mattress&quot;. Aptly named as it&#039;s only slightly more comfortable compared to plain rock. These plants have a hard, plastic-like feeling to them.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/129975/water_mattress_antisana_ecological_reserve_ecuador.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/129974/water_mattress_-_closeup_1_antisana_ecological_reserve_ecuador.html Antisana Ecological Reserve,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,Plantago rigida,South America,Spring,Water Mattress,World" /></a></figure> Antisana Ecological Reserve,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,Plantago rigida,Páramo,South America,Spring,Water Mattress,World Click/tap to enlarge

Water Mattress - closeup 1, Antisana Ecological Reserve, Ecuador

This plant occurs in large clusters shaped like a cushion. Manuel (our guide) referred to it as the "poor man's mattress". Aptly named as it's only slightly more comfortable compared to plain rock. These plants have a hard, plastic-like feeling to them.

Water Mattress, Antisana Ecological Reserve, Ecuador This plant occurs in large clusters shaped like a cushion. Manuel (our guide) referred to it as the "poor man's mattress". Aptly named as it's only slightly more comfortable compared to plain rock. These plants have a hard, plastic-like feeling to them.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/129974/water_mattress_-_closeup_1_antisana_ecological_reserve_ecuador.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/129973/water_mattress_-_closeup_2_antisana_ecological_reserve_ecuador.html Antisana Ecological Reserve,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,Plantago rigida,South America,Spring,World

Water Mattress - closeup 2, Antisana Ecological Reserve, Ecuador This plant occurs in large clusters shaped like a cushion. Manuel (our guide) referred to it as the "poor man's mattress". Aptly named as it's only slightly more comfortable compared to plain rock. These plants have a hard, plastic-like feeling to them.<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/129975/water_mattress_antisana_ecological_reserve_ecuador.html<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/129974/water_mattress_-_closeup_1_antisana_ecological_reserve_ecuador.html Antisana Ecological Reserve,Ecuador,Ecuador 2021,Geotagged,Plantago rigida,South America,Spring,Water Mattress,World

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    Christine Young
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    Yikes. I think I would prefer a rock. Posted 3 years ago

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The Water Mattress

"Plantago rigida", colloquially known as "Colchón de agua", is a species of flowering plant in the plantain family found in the high-altitude páramo biome of South America.

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