Espeletia schultzii Wedd. is a plant in the Asteraceae family, order Asterales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Espeletia schultzii Wedd.
Espeletia schultzii is a high altitude giant rosette shrub endemic to the Venezuelan Andes that folds leaves at night to protect young leaves from freezing.
Espeletia schultzii Wedd. is a high altitude shrub that is endemic to the Venezuelan Andes. It is a giant rosette plant with a large above-ground caulescent stem. This species exhibits nyctinasty: it folds its leaves at night to protect the young growing leaves at the center of the rosette from freezing damage.
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Pulicaria vulgaris Gaertn.
Baccharis linearis (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers.
Symphyotrichum divaricatum (Nutt.) G.L.Nesom
Seriphium passerinoides Lam.
Encelia farinosa A.Gray ex Torr.
Senecio bipinnatisectus Belcher
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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