lsheen - Jan 14, 2012 6:31 pm - Voted 10/10
Love the... THING... left foreground!What an unusual-looking plant! Reminds me of the old sci-fi movie, "Day of the Triffids".
Thanks for sharing,
Big Lew
rgg - Jan 15, 2012 4:13 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Love the... THING... left foreground!And it was a big plant too, taller than me.
I'm not all that good at determining plants, I'm afraid. It was on top of Cerro Machu Picchu (in case you want to have a look for yourself ;-)). On a serious note, this is at just over 3000m, which means that the vegetation is already a lot thinner than way down in the valley. Perhaps there a botanist around who can tell us what it is.
nartreb - Jan 17, 2012 10:13 pm - Hasn't voted
Re: Love the... THING... left foreground!That's (the flower spike of) a bromeliad ... distantly related to agave. This one is in genus Puya, but I don't know the species.
I took these photos inside the ruins of Machu Picchu, only a few strides from the main entrance:
rgg - Jan 18, 2012 1:16 am - Hasn't voted
Re: Love the... THING... left foreground!Thanks for the name. It's obviously the same genus, and, from the looks of it, quite likely the same species. I don't recall seeing it near the entrance though, only on Cerro Machu Picchu.
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