Description
In this episode we ascend to elevations of 13,000' (3900 meters) to check out the plants growing in the high dry portions of the Andes, including but not limited to :
Puya raimondii
Weingartia steinbachii
Passiflora pinnatistipula
Trichocereus tunariensis
Polylepis subtusalbida
Kaunia lasiopthalma
Vasconcellea quercifolia
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