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Plants, flowers and growing forms

Wild and cultivated flowers, orchids, shrubs, rosettes, ferns and fruit. Species remain unnamed where the visible features are insufficient.

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Spiky Puya rosettes stand among tussock grasses across the rolling páramo slopes at Llulluchas, below exposed rocky hills.
Puya rosettes across páramo slopes
Orange flowers across the páramo
Orange flowers across the páramo
A purple flower above low plants
A purple flower above low plants
Bright yellow Gentianella hirculus flowers form rounded globes of overlapping red-edged lobes close to the páramo ground.
Gentianella hirculus globito flowers
Five purple petals among grasses
Five purple petals among grasses
Tiny pale flowers on slender stems
Tiny pale flowers on slender stems
Close view of a yellow Ranunculus flower among thin stems and green foliage, with glossy petals surrounding numerous stamens and a green centre.
Ranunculus flower close-up
Orange flower heads beside a misty lake
Orange flower heads beside a misty lakeLuspa
Dense yellow Gynoxys flower clusters cover grey-green shrubs in the páramo at Baute, beside a lake and below grassy slopes with a hiker and mist-covered rocky peaks.
Flowering Gynoxys shrubs below misty peaks
Short clusters of pink and white, urn-shaped Vaccinium floribundum flowers hang from a slender branch among small glossy leaves.
Pink-white Vaccinium floribundum flowers
Purple flowers on a rocky slope
Purple flowers on a rocky slope
Curved pink Pedicularis incurva flowers with dark beaked tips line a purple spike among dry grasses and mossy highland plants.
Pedicularis incurva among páramo grasses
A cushion of orange flowers
A cushion of orange flowers
A small-leaved Valeriana microphylla shrub bears branched clusters of tiny pale purple flowers, with highland grass and water behind.
Valeriana microphylla beside highland water
A red rosette with a yellow centre
A red rosette with a yellow centre
Small white cup-shaped Gentianella flowers cluster above narrow opposite leaves.
White Gentianella flowers
Purple bells in the highland grass
Purple bells in the highland grass
A pink and white Pedicularis incurva flower spike rises above finely divided leaves on mossy ground.
Pedicularis incurva in wet páramo
Pink urn-shaped flowers grow among small leathery leaves. A Gaultheria identification is tentative.
Pink urn flowers among tiny leaves
Red tubular flowers hang in a long raceme among wet leaves. Ribes is a tentative genus candidate.
A drooping red flower raceme
A violet flower rises on a slender stalk above fleshy pink rosettes on a damp bank. Pinguicula calyptrata remains a tentative identification.
A violet flower above pink rosettes
Flower detail
Flower detail
Flower detail
Flower detail
Yellow Hypochaeris flower heads rise from a low rosette beside a rocky overlook. The accepted identification is to genus.
Yellow Hypochaeris above distant lakes
Close view of a cluster of pink Epidendrum orchids, showing narrow spreading sepals and petals around prominent fringed lips.
Pink Epidendrum orchid cluster
Scarlet bracts surround the small flowers of Castilleja nubigena, forming bright paintbrush-like spikes low among green grass.
Castilleja nubigena among grass
A dark purple Eryngium humile flower head is surrounded by a star of pointed silvery-white bracts among grasses. Cav.; Apiaceae; “cardón santo”
Eryngium humile — cardón santo
A pale blue Orthrosanthus chimboracensis flower shows six spreading tepals and three yellow stamens on a mountain slope.
Orthrosanthus chimboracensis on a mountain slope
A Gentianella flower has five magenta corolla lobes, a dark throat and contrasting yellow anthers, with slender tubular buds nearby.
Magenta Gentianella flower close-up
Magenta, two-lipped Lamourouxia flowers line dark upright stems with narrow opposite, toothed leaves among dry highland grasses at El Verde.
Magenta Lamourouxia flower spikes in dry grass
Orange Pseudogynoxys flower heads with raised centres bloom on slender stems among trail-side plants at Yamballa, beside toothed leaves and older brown flower heads.
Orange Pseudogynoxys flowers beside the trail
A Passiflora cumbalensis flower hangs from a long stalk, with an elongated violet tube, spreading pink-purple segments and a projecting central column against green vegetation.
Passiflora cumbalensis hanging flower
A large pale pink Sobralia orchid flower opens among pleated green leaves, with a broad frilled lip marked by darker pink stripes.
Pink Sobralia orchid with a striped lip
Compact bracted spikes of purple and blue Dalea pea flowers grow on slender woody branches beside rocky soil.
Purple-blue Dalea flowers by rocky soil
Paired scarlet Macroptilium flowers show large wing petals along a slender upright raceme, with reddish buds above and broad blue-green succulent leaves behind.
Scarlet Macroptilium flowers beside succulent leaves
Tiny blue Gentiana sedifolia flowers open close to the ground among a dense mat of small green leaves.
Tiny Gentiana sedifolia flowers in groundcover
A compact cluster of small tubular Valeriana rigida flowers rises above a stiff basal leaf rosette among grasses.
Valeriana rigida flower cluster
An Oritrophium head shows numerous fine white ray florets around a yellow disc atop a woolly stalk.
White Oritrophium flower head
Small yellow-green Halenia flowers have four distinctive backward-pointing spurs above a low cluster of narrow leaves.
Yellow-green Halenia flowers
Intense blue Cynoglossum amabile flowers have rounded lobes and blue throat scales above hairy lance-shaped leaves beside a rock.
Blue Cynoglossum amabile flowers by a rock
Low Nototriche hartwegii rosettes spread across damp gravelly soil, with silvery, deeply divided leaves and violet flower buds.
Nototriche hartwegii rosettes and violet buds
Pink Bejaria flowers rise above dense small leaves on a mountain slope. Their long pale-tipped stamens project beyond the petals.
Bejaria flowering on a mountain slope
Hanging red Macleania flowers with short pale tips cluster among glossy green leaves, showing the compact urn-shaped corollas.
Macleania flowers with pale tips
A large Oreocallis grandiflora flower cluster forms a pink-and-cream brush of long styles and curled perianth segments above leathery leaves.
Pink Oreocallis grandiflora flowering brush
Flower detail
Flower detail
Miconia bears clusters of tiny pale flowers with yellow stamens above small opposite leaves with three strong veins.
Miconia flower clusters among páramo plants
A person follows a narrow grassy trail past Baccharis shrubs covered in pale flower clusters and small trees, with the highland slope disappearing into fog.
Flowering Baccharis on a foggy highland trail
Small white Baccharis genistelloides flower heads grow along flattened, winged green stem segments.
Baccharis genistelloides flowers on winged stems
A developing Puya flower spike is enclosed by dense reddish-brown bracts above long spiny leaves, among pale highland tussock grasses.
Developing Puya flower spike in páramo grass
A Guzmania bromeliad has long scarlet floral bracts above a rosette of strap-shaped leaves.
Scarlet Guzmania bromeliad
A Tillandsia bromeliad grows on rock, with silvery strap-shaped leaves and a branched red inflorescence.
Tillandsia with a red inflorescence
A large blue-green Agave rosette grows from a rocky bank above brown water, its stiff pointed leaves surrounded by dense shrubs.
Agave rosette above a rocky bank
Orange and yellow Streptosolen jamesonii flowers cluster beside a tree trunk at Yamballa, with narrow tubes opening into broad, shallowly lobed faces.
Streptosolen jamesonii beside a tree trunk
A leafy Tecoma tree bears dense clusters of yellow trumpet-shaped flowers beside a riverside park.
Yellow-flowered Tecoma tree beside a park
Clusters of yellow Gynoxys flowers rise above páramo grass beneath cloud-covered rock faces. The identification is to genus.
Yellow Gynoxys below misty crags
Turquoise flowers emerge from a tall bromeliad spike covered in pale wool. The species is left unnamed.
Turquoise flowers in a woolly spike
Orange and yellow bell-shaped flowers hang from red stalks. Berberis is a tentative genus candidate.
Orange bells on red stalks
Crimson, hairy flowers hang among small leaves. Disterigma is a tentative genus candidate.
Hairy crimson flowers on a small shrub
Pale berries hang below stiff leaves with spine-toothed margins. Berberis is a tentative genus candidate.
Pale berries beneath spiny leaves
Flower detail
Flower detail
Clustered Phlegmariurus clubmoss shoots branch repeatedly above páramo plants, with dense tiny leaves covering each stem.
Phlegmariurus clubmoss shoots in páramo
Upright reddish Phlegmariurus clubmoss shoots, densely covered in tiny overlapping leaves, grow among wet páramo moss.
Reddish Phlegmariurus clubmoss in wet moss
A hanging cluster of blue, waxy-coated Berberis berries grows beside stiff, spiny-edged leaves on a woody shrub.
Blue Berberis berries on a spiny shrub
A dense cluster of dark blue-black Miconia berries grows at the end of a branch among green leaves with three prominent veins rising from the base.
Dark Miconia berries among veined leaves
Pink-white Gaultheria fruits cluster among small leathery finely serrated leaves. The fruits retain a five-part calyx.
Pink-white Gaultheria fruits
A brown Bomarea capsule has split open to expose a cluster of fleshy red seeds on a narrow-leaved climbing stem.
Red Bomarea seeds in an open capsule
Ripe yellow Cucumis dipsaceus fruits hang from a tendrilled vine, their oval surfaces densely covered in soft bristles.
Yellow Cucumis dipsaceus fruits
Upright reddish clubmoss stems rise from wet moss beside a small rock pool. A Phlegmariurus identification remains tentative.
Red clubmoss beside a rock pool
Adult person among dense roadside plants. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Adult person among dense roadside plants
Low shrub with small white flowers. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Low shrub with small white flowers
Pendant red and purple flowers on a small shrub. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pendant red and purple flowers on a small shrub
Bright magenta flower cluster close-up. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Bright magenta flower cluster close-up
Bright orange wildflower close-up. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Bright orange wildflower close-up
Close red flower rosette. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Close red flower rosette
Closed flower bud close-up. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Closed flower bud close-up
Deep purple flower close-up. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Deep purple flower close-up
Long red hanging flowers. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Long red hanging flowers
Red and yellow buds on a slender highland stem. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Red and yellow buds on a slender highland stem
Small white flower among lobed leaves. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small white flower among lobed leaves
Hanging cluster of yellow and pink flowers. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Hanging cluster of yellow and pink flowers
Hanging orange tubular flowers. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Hanging orange tubular flowers
Magenta flowers on a dense shrub in fog. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Magenta flowers on a dense shrub in fog
Orange bell-shaped flower. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Orange bell-shaped flower
Orange flowers and green leaves. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Orange flowers and green leaves
Pale flower cluster close-up. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pale flower cluster close-up
Pale flowering shrubs on a slope. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pale flowering shrubs on a slope
Pale flowers and fine leaves. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pale flowers and fine leaves
Pale purple flower on slender stem. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pale purple flower on slender stem
Pink flower close-up. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pink flower close-up
Pink flower in greenery. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pink flower in greenery
Pink flower spike on a trailside stem. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pink flower spike on a trailside stem
Pink flowers on a small tree. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pink flowers on a small tree
Pink flowers on leafy branches. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pink flowers on leafy branches
Pink highland flower spike close-up. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pink highland flower spike close-up
Pink striped lily flower. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pink striped lily flower
Pink-white flower cluster. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pink-white flower cluster
Purple and white flower close-up. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Purple and white flower close-up
Purple and yellow highland flowers growing from rocky soil. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Purple and yellow highland flowers growing from rocky soil
Purple flower close-up. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Purple flower close-up
Purple flower spikes in paramo. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Purple flower spikes in paramo
Purple flowers on woody stem. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Purple flowers on woody stem
Purple wildflower close-up. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Purple wildflower close-up
Purple wildflowers in grass. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Purple wildflowers in grass
Red flower buds close-up. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Red flower buds close-up
Red flower cluster on tree. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Red flower cluster on tree
Red flowers on highland plant. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Red flowers on highland plant
Red tubular flowers. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Red tubular flowers
Red-pink flower cluster hanging from a branch. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Red-pink flower cluster hanging from a branch
Small cream-colored flower cluster. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small cream-colored flower cluster
Small pale pink flower in grass. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small pale pink flower in grass
Small purple flower on vine. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small purple flower on vine
Small white flower close-up. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small white flower close-up
Small white flowers on green leaves. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small white flowers on green leaves
Dry capsule beneath green leaves. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Dry capsule beneath green leaves
Small yellow flower on a tall stem. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small yellow flower on a tall stem
Small yellow highland flower in grass. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small yellow highland flower in grass
Small yellow-orange flower cluster. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Small yellow-orange flower cluster
Tall magenta flower spike with broad leaves. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Tall magenta flower spike with broad leaves
Tall purple flower spike on a shrub. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Tall purple flower spike on a shrub
Tiny white flowers close-up. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Tiny white flowers close-up
White flower with a green centre. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
White flower with a green centre
White flowers on branching stems. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
White flowers on branching stems
Yellow daisy-like flower. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Yellow daisy-like flower
Yellow daisy-like flower in green leaves. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Yellow daisy-like flower in green leaves
Yellow flower buds on stem. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Yellow flower buds on stem
Yellow flower cluster on a green plant. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Yellow flower cluster on a green plant
Yellow flowers on tree. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Yellow flowers on tree
Yellow wildflower among low white-flowered shrubs. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Yellow wildflower among low white-flowered shrubs
Blue Agapanthus flowers form rounded umbels on tall leafless stalks above dense strap-shaped leaves in a garden.
Blue Agapanthus flowers in a garden
Clusters of small pink Ageratina flower heads rise above broad toothed opposite leaves among grasses.
Pink Ageratina flower heads
A red Aloe arborescens flower spike rises beside a trail above arching blue-green succulent leaves with toothed edges.
Aloe arborescens flowering beside a trail
A scarlet Alonsoa flower with an asymmetric corolla and protruding yellow stamens blooms among green shrub leaves in soft focus.
Scarlet Alonsoa flower close-up
Pendulous orange Berberis flowers grow among spiny, holly-like leaves, with highland trees behind the shrub.
Orange Berberis flowers on a highland shrub
Pendant Brachyotum flowers have reddish hairy calyces and dark tubular petals among small opposite three-veined leaves.
Pendant Brachyotum flowers
A magenta flower spike rises from a tall stem in dry highland grass.
Magenta flower spike
A Brugmansia tree covered in large hanging trumpet flowers stands in an urban park, with buildings and greenery nearby.
Brugmansia trumpet flowers in an urban park
Dense conical clusters of purple Buddleja flowers bloom above narrow leaves beside a path under a cloudy sky.
Purple Buddleja flower spikes beside a path
A red hairy tubular flower with yellow lobes and a long projecting anther column belongs to Campanulaceae. The genus remains open.
Red and yellow bellflower-family flower
An ornamental Canna bears a large orange flower with broad frilled petal-like parts and yellow-edged markings.
Frilled orange Canna flower
Fleshy red Capsicum pubescens peppers hang from a plant with conspicuously hairy stems and leaves.
Ripe red rocoto peppers
Small Castilleja ecuadorensis plants bear scarlet paintbrush-like flower spikes among green grass and slender stems.
Scarlet Castilleja ecuadorensis flower spikes
A slender Centaurium plant bears a flat cluster of small five-lobed pink flowers above opposite leaves among dry grass.
Pink Centaurium flowers in dry grass
Five-petalled purple Chaetogastra flowers with curved stamens grow above rough, strongly veined opposite leaves.
Purple Chaetogastra flowers
Pale blue Coleus neochilus flowers open below a compact purple-bracted head above fleshy scalloped leaves.
Coleus neochilus flowering spike
A red hooded Columnea flower hangs from a hairy stem beside opposite serrated leaves.
Red hooded Columnea flower
Pink Cosmos bipinnatus flower heads open around yellow centres among green leaves and mossy groundcover.
Pink Cosmos bipinnatus flowers
A compact red Costus bract cone rises at the tip of a leafy spiral-ginger stem in tropical forest vegetation.
Red Costus bract cone
White Crinum flowers form an umbel of long narrow tepals with freely projecting stamens above a tall stalk.
White Crinum spider-lily flowers
Orange-red Crocosmia flowers rise on arching, branched stems among long, sword-shaped green leaves.
Crocosmia flowers among sword-shaped leaves
Small lilac Cymbalaria muralis flowers have two lips and a yellow palate, surrounded by rounded ivy-like leaves.
Cymbalaria muralis flowers among lobed leaves
Brown-orange Cyrtochilum orchid flowers have broad wavy-edged petals and sepals, long narrow lateral sepals and a small contrasting yellow lip.
Orquídea Cyrtochilum
Short-spined ribbed Echinopsis cactus shoots grow from a large fallen stem in a garden bed.
Ribbed Echinopsis cactus stems
Dense purple Elleanthus orchid flowers emerge among long bracts beside strongly pleated green leaves.
Purple Elleanthus orchid cluster
A coral-pink Emilia fosbergii head carries numerous tubular florets projecting above a green involucre on a slender stem.
Coral-pink Emilia fosbergii flower head
Long red Fuchsia flowers hang from a leafy plant, with spreading sepals and projecting styles visible below the slender floral tubes.
Long red Fuchsia flowers
Red and yellow Gentianella buds. The species remains unconfirmed from the visible features.
Red and yellow Gentianella buds
Narrow orange-red Heliconia bracts form an upright two-ranked inflorescence beside broad banana-like leaves.
Heliconia bracts and broad tropical leaves
White Hippobroma longiflora flowers spread five narrow star-like lobes at the ends of long slender tubes above sharply toothed leaves.
Hippobroma longiflora star flowers
Dense heads of small yellow Lantana camara flowers bloom above rough, toothed green leaves in a planting bed beside trees and a street.
Yellow Lantana camara beside a street
Oxeye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare) bloom among green groundcover, with white rays around yellow discs and toothed leaves below.
Oxeye daisies in green groundcover
Yellow Liabum flower heads with many long ray florets grow above opposite, deeply veined leaves with pale undersides.
Yellow Liabum flowers and textured leaves
Branched clusters of creamy-white Ligustrum lucidum buds and flowers rise above dense branches with large glossy green leaves.
Ligustrum lucidum flower clusters
A single chamomile (Matricaria chamomilla) flower head has white rays around a raised yellow centre, above finely divided green leaves.
Chamomile flower on a slender stem
A compact spike of dark blue-purple Monnina flowers rises above small leathery leaves, with a yellow wildflower and highland grasses blurred behind.
Blue-purple Monnina flower spike
Pink Monochaetum flowers have four petals and curved stamens above opposite prominently veined leaves on reddish stems.
Pink Monochaetum flowers
A lavender-blue Nicandra physalodes flower with a pale centre opens among toothed green leaves, beside an angular green fruiting calyx.
Lavender Nicandra physalodes flower
A few-flowered Nothoscordum umbel shows white six-tepalled flowers with yellow anthers above a slender stalk.
White Nothoscordum flower umbel
An orange Opuntia flower opens from a flattened prickly-pear pad, with spines visible against a softly blurred green background.
Orange Opuntia cactus flower
A purple Osteospermum flower head shows distinctive spoon-shaped ray florets around a dark purple disc, among green leaves.
Purple Osteospermum with spoon-shaped rays
An Oxalis flower has five notched yellow petals with dark basal veins, opening on a slender stalk in shaded vegetation.
Yellow Oxalis flower in shaded vegetation
A short Phytolacca raceme bears small pink flowers with numerous stamens beside broad simple green leaves.
Small pink Phytolacca flowers
Dry bromeliad seed head seen close up. The species remains unconfirmed from the visible features.
Dry bromeliad seed head seen close up
Large rosette and tall flower stalk on a grassy ridge. The species remains unconfirmed from the visible features.
Large rosette and tall flower stalk on a grassy ridge
Clusters of orange tubular Pyrostegia flowers with backward-curving tips bloom on a leafy climbing vine against a softly blurred background.
Orange Pyrostegia flowers on a climbing vine
Pink, two-lipped Salvia flowers bloom in whorls along upright stems among green trail-side vegetation.
Pink Salvia flowers beside a trail
A yellow flower stalk stands among dry páramo grasses.
Yellow flower stalk in páramo grass
Small white, star-shaped Solanum flowers bloom beside a wall, each with a prominent cone of yellow anthers at its centre.
White Solanum flowers beside a wall
Small white Stevia flower heads form a branching flat-topped cluster, with five tiny florets emerging from each narrow involucre.
White Stevia flower clusters
Yellow and orange Tagetes flowers fill planting beds below a concrete city bridge, with buildings and trees beneath a bright, cloud-filled sky.
Tagetes flower beds below a city bridge
A branched cluster of feverfew (Tanacetum parthenium) flower heads shows short white rays around yellow centres, above lobed green leaves.
Feverfew flower cluster — Tanacetum parthenium
Orange tubular Tecomaria capensis flowers with projecting stamens bloom above toothed pinnate foliage along a garden wall.
Cape honeysuckle flowers along a garden wall
A red Tigridia pavonia flower opens against green leaves, showing three broad outer segments around a yellow inner cup heavily spotted with red.
Red Tigridia pavonia with a spotted centre
Magenta three-petalled Tradescantia zebrina flowers open above silver-striped leaves with purple margins and undersides.
Tradescantia zebrina flowers and striped leaves
Small tubular Valeriana flowers form a branched terminal cluster above opposite leaves among grasses.
Valeriana flower cluster among grasses
A small blue Veronica flower with four unequal, darker-veined lobes and a white centre blooms above hairy, toothed leaves near a wall.
Small blue Veronica flower near a wall
A white calla lily (Zantedeschia aethiopica) rises among green shrubs, its curved white spathe surrounding a yellow spadix, with blue flowers behind.
White calla lily among shrubs
Blue-green flowers in a tall woolly spike. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Blue-green flowers in a tall woolly spike
Cream flowers among moss and grass. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Cream flowers among moss and grass
Orange bells on a slender highland branch. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Orange bells on a slender highland branch
Pink rosettes on a damp bank. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pink rosettes on a damp bank
Pink flower clusters in a rock crevice. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pink flower clusters in a rock crevice
Pink-and-yellow flowers with dark throat markings. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pink-and-yellow flowers with dark throat markings
Blue flowers in highland turf. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Blue flowers in highland turf
Compact shrub with pink flower clusters. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Compact shrub with pink flower clusters
Tiny magenta flowers among grass. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Tiny magenta flowers among grass
Dense cluster of red and yellow buds. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Dense cluster of red and yellow buds
Pale pink flower spikes on branching stems. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Pale pink flower spikes on branching stems
Tiny magenta flowers against fingertips. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Tiny magenta flowers against fingertips
Yellow blossom with water droplets. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Yellow blossom with water droplets
Yellow flower spike among páramo grasses. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Yellow flower spike among páramo grasses
Spiky rosette among dense ferns. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Spiky rosette among dense ferns
Sunlit fruit cluster beside fern fronds. Finer identification remains unconfirmed.
Sunlit fruit cluster beside fern fronds

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