Stats

Lifespan

80-100 yrs

Size

Huge

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Montane grassland

Range

South America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Spines

Status

Endangered

About

Queen of the Andes is a giant flowering plant native to the high Andes of Bolivia and Peru. Its inflorescences reach up to 50 feet in height.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Order

Poales

Family

Bromeliaceae

Genus

Puya

Species

Puya raimondii