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2 unusual facts about Puna grassland


Puna grassland

Relatively few birds, such as the Darwin's Rhea, Andean Condor, and certain miners and yellow-finches, are frequently found in the vast expanses of puna grasslands, but numerous birds are associated with the highland lakes and marshes that are found in the puna grasslands, for example the Andean Goose, Andean Flamingo, Andean Avocet, Giant Coot, Puna Teal and Diademed Sandpiper-plover.

Yareta

Yareta (Azorella compacta, also known as "Llareta" in Spanish or Azorella yareta in the past) is a tiny flowering plant in the family Apiaceae native to South America, occurring in the Puna grasslands of the Andes in Peru, Bolivia, the north of Chile and the west of Argentina at between 3,200 and 4,500 metres altitude.



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