FIGURE 2 in Diversity of Myxomycetes from Peru Part III: The high Andes and the altiplano

FIGURE 2. Ecosystems and representative species inhabiting the highlands of the Peruvian Andes. A. The high Andean scrub with the predominance of shrub species of Baccharis sp. B. Agave americana and other cacti. C. The "pajonal" ecosystem with the predominance of the grassland flora. D. Stand of Polylepis sp. trees. E. Isolated stand of the emblematic Puya raimondii. F. The communities of cushion plants "yaretales" of Azorella compacta G. Wetland plant communities "bofedales". H. Senecio comosus in cryoturbated soil.