Espeletia schultzii
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Espeletia |
| Species: | E. schultzii |
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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
- ^ "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 6 February 2015.
- ^ 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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