Kingdom Plantae Family Rosaceae Scientific name Polylepis tarapacana | Order Rosales Genus Polylepis Rank Species | |
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Similar Polylepis, Polylepis rugulosa, Parastrephia lepidophylla, Polylepis besseri, Kageneckia angustifolia | ||
Polylepis tarapacana, known in its native habitat by the Spanish common name Queñoa De Altura (polylepis or quenoa of [high] altitude), is a short tree or shrub which is found in small, scattered groupings along the mountainous borders of Bolivia, Chile, and Peru (Western Cordillera), growing in soil formed by volcanos. Populations may also be present in Argentina, but this is unconfirmed.
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