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Espeletia schultzii
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Espeletia schultzii is a high altitude shrub endemic to the Andes of Venezuela. Espeletia schultzii his a giant rosette plant, with a large above ground stem (caulescent). It exhibits nyctinasty, folding up its leaves at night to prevent freezing of young leaves in the center of the rosette....read more on Wikipedia.
4 Espeletia schultzii varieties found:
Climate
What environment does Espeletia schultzii prefer?
| Place | Rain (24h) | Sun | Humidity Hum. | Wind | |
| Loading... | 0.8in | 918umol | 64% | 4mph | |
| Loading... | 1.2in | 12umol | 84% | 9mph | |
| Loading... | 0in | 18umol | 81% | 11mph | |
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