Cayambe Coca plant 24
Altitude 3083 metres. Please help me classify it – leave a comment
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Cayambe Coca plant 23 (Odontoglossum?)
Altitude 3083 metres. Please help me classify it – leave a comment
Bidens andicola
Grows widespread at this altitude and should be popular in gardens and parks due to it’s large flower. Altitude 3083 metres.
Calceolaria tripartita
One of several very similar of the Calceolaria and grows commonly at this altitude. Altitude 3083 metres. Please help me classify – leave a comment
Cayambe Coca plant 22 (Rubus sp)
Yet another species of Rubus! Altitude 3083 metres. Please help me classify – leave a comment
Brugmansia sanguinea
An incredibly large flower which attracts insects in droves, especially small flies inhabit the flower for the duration of its flowering period. I saw most of them had a ring of flies sitting inside. It is a great combination of safety, food and insulation against the elements. Although this is a wild and native plant [...]
Cayambe Coca plant 21
Please help me classify it – leave a comment Altitude 3083 metres
Cayambe Coca plant 20
Please help me classify it – leave a comment Altitude 3083 metres
Indian paintbrush (Castilleja arvensis)
The intense and unique red is simply mesmerizing to me, and this specimen was the absolute grandest of them all! Altitude 3083 metres
Cayambe Coca plant 19
At this altitude many plants have limited heat and energy to produce flowers, and thus all energy is invested in one huge. It seems disproportionate to the rest, as the leaves are so small and seems to have too little surface area to photosynthesize sufficient energy. Altitude 3720 metres Please help me classify it – [...]
Hypochaeris taraxacoides
I’m not certain about this one – is it a pink variety or a different species? Altitude 3720 metres Please help me classify it – leave a comment
Cayambe Coca plant 17 (Stachys sp)
Altitude 3720 metres Please help me classify it – leave a comment
Cayambe Coca plant 16
Altitude 3720 metres Please help me classify it – leave a comment
Monnina crassifolia?
My first encounter with monninas was close to the wall of Mount Roraima in Venezuela, albeit a slender specimen compared to this incredibly vital and beatiful member of the familfy. At first glance one might think this infloresence is of the Lupinus, but it’s not even in the same family. Altitude 3720 metres Please help [...]
Tristerix longibracteata
A parasitic plant, so the wonderful flowers are possible only due to the nutrients stolen from the host plant! In Europe we have the mistletoe – but no such floral extravaganza! Altitude 3720 metres
Cayambe Coca plant 15
Altitude 3720 metres Please help me classify it – leave a comment
Brachyotum jamesonii
Endemic to Ecuador and this altitude called Páramo. I saw several individuals on my trip here. Altitude 3720 metres
Hypericum laricifolium
Compared to all the European species of Hypericum this is a very large plant, and I didn’t even see the resemblance. The spiral arrangement of the petals for one, and the leaves and the size for another. Grows commonly at this altidtude. Altitude 3720 metres
Valeriana microphylla
Easy to see when in bloom, and when in groups like here. They were in many stages – from almost past blooming to just buds, so they are a source of food for insects for quite some time. Very hard to get a sharp image here, as it was very windy! Altitude 3720 metres
Cayambe Coca plant 14 (Asteraceae)
Altitude 3720 metres Please help me classify it – leave a comment
Diplostephium gladulosum
In some locations this plant grows in dense groups, and when in bloom they form equally dense fields of flowers. I was lucky to visit during the flowering season! Altitude 3720 metres
Diplostephium lavandulaefolium
Seems identical to the gladulosum when not in bloom, but now the color makes all the difference. Just like the gladulosum this one can form dense groups that are simply astonishing when in bloom. During flowering all kinds of insects are visiting, and sometimes an odd humanoid like me just sighs in awe and gratefulness! [...]
Cayambe Coca plant 12 (Epilobium)
Altitude 3450 metres.
Cayambe Coca plant 11 (Gnaphalium?)
An almost white plant! Only the infloresence and flowers are different in color. Altitude 3450 metres. Please help me classify it – leave a comment
Cayambe Coca plant 09 (Bartsia)
Altitude 3450 metres.
Cayambe Coca plant 08
Some places it grows in dense and large groups, so much so that they effectively have overpowered all other species. Altitude 3450 metres. Please help me classify it – leave a comment
Deer’s Antlers (Halenia weddeliana)
Looks at first glance like an orchid, but it’s not. It’s common at this altitude. Altitude 3450 metres.
Baccharis genistelloides
Looks almost cactus-like, but it’s far from it! One of the more unusual of the daisies. Altitude 3500 metres.
Cayambe Coca plant 06
Altitude 3450 metres. Please help me classify it – leave a comment
Brachyotum ledifolium
I found none with open flowers, but the promise is beautiful nonetheless. Altitude 3450 metres.
Barnadesia Spinosa
This shrub was growing close to the dirt road leading deeper into Cayambe Coca and was growing on private grounds where cows were grazing. Fortunately cows do not find this plant edible – not even the flowers. It could be due to the long spines or simply because it’s just not suited for food. Despite [...]
Aetanthus nodosus
Striking colors made from energy stolen from its host plant. Altitude 3450 metres.
Cayambe Coca plant 01 (Asteraceae)
Altidtude 3374 metres. Please help me classify it – leave a comment
Cayambe Coca plant 02 (Asteraceae)
Altitude 3374 metres. Please help me classify it – leave a comment
Cleome anomala
Altitude 3083 metres.
Cayambe Coca plant 03
Altitude 3374 metres. Please help me classify it – leave a comment
Antisana plant 03 (Geranium sp.)
At this altitude the Geraniums are very small, but still easy to recognize. Altitude 4200 metres. Please help me classify it – leave a comment
Gentiana sedifolia
I found many in blooom here in the Antisana Ecological Reserve. Mesmerizing color and pattern that can trick your eye’s focus. Altitude 4200 metres.
Antisana plant 02 (Gentianella sp.)
At first glance it resembles a Crocus. I was lucky to visit when in bloom, and they thrive here in the Antisana Ecological Reserve. Altitude 4200 metres.
Chuquiragua jussieui
An iconic flower – so huge and conspicuous. How is it able to make such a huge infloresence at this altitude and with seemingly so little nutrition? This specimen was located in the Antisana Ecological Reserve. During my brief visit only a very few were in bloom, which made me wonder how the Ecuadorian Hillstar [...]
Hypochaeris sessiliflora
Many in the family have adapted the same way at this altitude – only one huge flower, barely over the ground and leaves. Impossible to pluck for a bouquet, fortunately – and thus it’s saved from human exploitation. Altitude 4200 metres.
Antisana plant 01 (Asteraceae)
One of few in the family at this altitude that produces a tall stem. I encountered it here in Antisana Ecological Reserve as well as in Cayambe Coca. Resembles the Nordic Erigeron uniflorus. Altitude 4200 metres. Please help me classify it – leave a comment
Indian paintbrush (Castilleja arvensis)
The color of the infloresence is incredibly attractive – to me and insects alike. The red leaves are nothing more than indicators or flags – the real flower is inconspicuous This is the flower.
Bomarea hieronymii
Bomarea is unmistakeble and eyecatching. In a gloomy forest of green, the hanging infloresence is one of few wonders of blossom accessible to us humans – as most is high in the canopy. This is at around 2300 m elevation.
Yanacocha plant 04 (Bomarea sp)
This wonderful flower grows commonly along the main path in Yanacocha. This family is also found in almost every florist across the world.
Bonnet Orchid (Pleurothallis sp)
I found 2 groups of two species of Pleurothallis. The other one had an even darker brown color, but unfortunately I did not photograph it. Both are located at the beginning of the main trail/road.
Yanacocha plant 05 (Senecio sp?)
Older flowers reddens and bend downwards.
Nasa auca
A large and conspicuous flower on a rather hostile plant! It’s tempting to touch the large flower, but doing so will most likely result in a painful sting like a nettle. The plant is full of large stinging hairs. Enjoy at a distance or with gloves! Please help me classify it – leave a comment
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