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.[2]

References

  1. ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 6 February 2015.
  2. ^ Smith, Alan P. (1974). "Bud Temperature in Relation to Nyctinastic Leaf Movement in an Andean Giant Rosette Plant". Biotropica. 6 (4): 263–266. doi:10.2307/2989670. ISSN 0006-3606.

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