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Yareta, a most fascinating Andean plant

Posted by Melanie | Filed Under: Peru travel | 1 min read

Yareta is a tiny flowering plant in the Apiaceae family, commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, a group of mostly aromatic plants with hollow stems. Yareta is native to South America, occurring in the Puna grasslands above the treeline, over 10,000 ft. It extends from central...

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