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Puya dasylirioides

Wikipedia Abstract

Puya dasylirioides is a species in the genus Puya. This species is native to Costa Rica. It is unusual for a Puya, as the leaves have no spines along the leaf margins. The flowers are blue with brown buds and the plants reach maturity at 4 to 5 years. Another feature that sets this species is that it grows in boggy areas at 3000 m that dry up seasonably.
View Wikipedia Record: Puya dasylirioides

Endangered Species

Status: Endangered
View IUCN Record: Puya dasylirioides

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Chirripó National Park II 126117 Costa Rica  
Reserva de la Biosfera de la Amistad Biosphere Reserve II 493313 Costa Rica  
Tapantí-Macizo de La Muer National Park II 12767 Costa Rica

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Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0