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Field of Espeletia hartwegiana, Termales del Ruiz, Colombia Colombia,Colombia 2022,Espeletia hartwegiana,Fall,Geotagged,Páramo,South America,Termales del Ruiz,World Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Field of Espeletia hartwegiana, Termales del Ruiz, Colombia

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  1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
    Thibaud Aronson
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    Frailejones are just so magical...
    I wish we had them down in Peru!     Posted 2 years ago
    1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
      Ferdy Christant
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      Interesting, did not know Peru lacks them. Why is that? Posted 2 years ago
      1. View Thibaud Aronson's profile
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        Just something about the way the Andean ecosystems change as you move further south, I guess. The Marañon valley in northern Peru is a massive biogeographic barrier, and the high Andes to the south of it tend to be drier, so that they have puna grasslands and Polylepis forests instead (though Polylepis also occur to the north). Far northern Peru does have so-called paramos, but they lack frailejones. Posted 2 years ago
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          Great info, thank you. Posted 2 years ago

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The Espeletia hartwegiana

Espeletia hartwegiana is a species of plant know as frailejón in Spanish.

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Similar species: Asterales
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded May 5, 2023. Captured Sep 24, 2022 13:10 in XJCC+5P Villamaría, Caldas, Colombia.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/5.3
  • 1/250s
  • ISO180
  • 180mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.