sciencefriday: The subject of this week’s picture can live up to 3,000 years, making it one of
sciencefriday: The subject of this week’s picture can live up to 3,000 years, making it one of the longest-living organisms on Earth. I’d say this counts as a garden in an unexpected place! Among the interesting pieces of information in the Science Friday post: “Llaretas tend to grow low to the ground, near and over rocks. They’re attracted to the heat that the rocks absorb during the day and retain through nighttime, says [Cath] Kleier. … One of the highest growing plant species in the world, the llareta generally takes root in the tropical alpine areas of Chile, Bolivia, and Peru at elevations of 14,000 to upwards of 17,000 feet, where there’s a lot of direct sunlight and solar radiation during the day, but near freezing temperatures at night, says Kleier. She found one living above 17,200 feet, “but I suspect that they are higher than that,” she says.” Nature is awesome. #thatisall -- source link
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