Plants
Peru, also has an equally diverse amount of plants. The coast of Peru is usually barren apart from some cactus's that grow there. The hilly areas known as lomas such as Lachay, get enough mist to sustain plants, shrubs, insects and hummingbirds. The river valleys also contain unique plant life. The Highlands above the tree-line is known as puna, where bushes, cactus and drought-resistant plants, such as ichu grass extend up to the zone of snow capped mountains. The most spetacular plant of Peru is the gigantic Puya raimondii seen near Huaraz. On the lower slopes of the Andes are steep-sided cloud-forests with among it can sustain moss, orchids, and bromeliads. The very wet Amazon Rainforest contains useful lumber, and resins plus strange canopy plants and palm trees.
As of March 2009 Scientists have discovered a new kind of plant Senecio sanmarcosensis which is part of the high-Andean wetlands vegetation. It is only found at 14,764 feet (4,500 m) above sea level.
Read more about this topic: Fauna Of Peru
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