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Peruvian Interoceanic Highway Flora

19 images Created 30 Jul 2008

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  • Light shines through a leaf at the edge of the cloud forest. Near Marcapata, Quispicanchi, Peru
    IOH_Flora_QL-01.tif
  • Moss hanging from a tree in the cloud forest. Near Marcapata, Quispicanchi, Peru
    IOH_Flora_QL-02.tif
  • Sunshines on two bromeliads on a moss covered branch in the cloud forest. Near Marcapata, Quispicanchi, Peru
    IOH_Flora_QL-03.tif
  • Plants growing on outcrop high above Ollachea, Puno in the Peuvian Andes
    IOH_Flora_QL-04.tif
  • Arum lily (Zantedeschia aethio) next to a chapel where the flowers were placed on the altar below the cloud forest. Near Marcapata, Quispicanchi, Peru
    IOH_Flora_QL-05.tif
  • Lichen swirls near the Interoceanic Highway in the Peruvian Andes
    IOH_Flora_QL-06.tif
  • Succulent plant growing on an outcrop high above Ollachea, Puno in the Peuvian Andes
    IOH_Flora_QL-07.tif
  • Red lilly vibrant against the dust covered foliage next to the Interoceanic Highway in the Peruvian Andes
    IOH_Flora_QL-08.tif
  • Hummingbird's nest made from plant fibers and camouflaged with lichen shingles near the Interoceanic Highway in the Peruvian Andes
    IOH_Flora_QL-09.tif
  • Morning glory spiral bud next to the Interoceanic Highway in the Peruvian Andes. The flower typically lasts for a single morning and dies in the afternoon
    IOH_Flora_QL-10.tif
  • Flower bud above a stream in the cloud forest of the Peruvian Andes
    IOH_Flora_QL-11.tif
  • Leafcutter ants (Atta, Acromyrmex) at work next to the interoceanic Highway near Quincemil Peru
    IOH_Flora_QL-12.tif
  • Fiddlehead fern shoot near to the interoceanic Highway near Quincemil, Peru
    IOH_Flora_QL-13.tif
  • Puya Raimondi (Puya raimondii) is an endemic species of the altoandina zone of Peru seen here in the Puna at approximately 4000m. The species is the largest bromelaid and an endangered species. This plant has a gigantic inflorescence that is unique all over the world. It reaches up to 10 m height, with more than three thousand flowers and six million seeds in each plant. Its biological cycle is approximately 40 years. The plant second from right shows charring from fire that spreads so rapidly in these regions contributing to their scarcity.
    IOH_Flora_QL-14.tif
  • Puya Raimondi (Puya raimondii) is an endemic species of the altoandina zone of Peru seen here in the Puna at approximately 4000m. The species is the largest bromelaid and an endangered species. This plant has a gigantic inflorescence that is unique all over the world. It reaches up to 10 m height, with more than three thousand flowers and six million seeds in each plant. Its biological cycle is approximately 40 years. The base of the plant shows charring from fire that spreads so rapidly in these regions contributing to their scarcity.
    IOH_Flora_QL-15.tif
  • Cactus in the Puna at approximately 4000m next to the road to Cusco, Peru
    IOH_Flora_QL-16.tif
  • Detail of cactus flower  in the Puna at approximately 4000m next to the road to Cusco, Peru
    IOH_Flora_QL-17.tif
  • Plant high above Ollachea, Puno in the Peuvian Andes
    IOH_Flora_QL-18.tif
  • Succulent plant growing on an outcrop high above Ollachea, Puno in the Peuvian Andes
    IOH_Flora_QL-19.tif
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