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The shrub Miconia robinsoniana is predominant between 600 and 700 meters elevation, particularly on Santa Cruz and San Cristóbal islands, forming shrublands 3 to 4 meters high. [ 1 ] High-elevation grasslands, known as pampa , are found above 900 meters elevation.
Nolana galapagensis is a small shrub with small fleshy green leaves that are arranged in dense groups along the branches. It has small white flowers. It has small white flowers. [ 3 ]
Alternanthera echinocephala is a much-branched shrub up to 2 m (7 ft) tall. Its leaves are arranged oppositely and are narrow and pointed (lanceolate) with untoothed margins, 7–9 cm (2.8–3.5 in) long. The flowers are grouped into somewhat rounded spikes ("heads") about 10–15 mm (0.4–0.6 in) across.
Scalesia species have been called "the Darwin's finches of the plant world" because they show a similarly dramatic pattern of adaptive radiation. One of the largest and most widespread species is Scalesia pedunculata – a large tree which grows up to 15 to 20 metres tall, reaching maturity in a few years time. These trees typically grow in ...
Psidium oligospermum, the Galápagos guava or guayabillo, [2] is a small tree or shrub native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Mexico through the Revillagigedo Islands, Central America, Cuba, Puerto Rico, the Windward Islands, the Galápagos Islands, and South America to central Brazil and northwestern Argentina.
There are over 1,300 invasive species in the Galápagos Islands, consisting of over 500 insects, over 750 plants and over 30 vertebrates. Most of the plants were brought for agricultural and aesthetic reasons. Due to their isolation, the Galápagos Islands are highly susceptible to invasive species, but the biodiversity of the islands make them ...
Scalesia pedunculata is a flowering plant species in the family Asteraceae, growing to a slender tree (20m tall, DBH 20 cm), and found in dense stands on the humid windward coasts of the islands of Santa Cruz, San Cristobal, Santiago and Floreana in the Galapagos Islands. The Galapagos archipelago lies in the southeast trade wind zone, so that ...
Opuntia galapageia is a species of cactus.It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands, part of Ecuador.Forms occurring on different islands have been treated as separate species and subtaxa of these species.