Pink flowers of Azorella compacta / Yareta plant, Mayobamba Valley, Cordillera Blanca, Peru

Pink flowers of Azorella compacta (Yareta or Llareta). Yareta is a tiny, mounding flowering plant in the carrot/parsley family (Apiaceae) native to South America, occurring in the Puna grasslands of the Andes in Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile, and western Argentina between 3200 and 4500 meters altitude. Its evergreen perennial leaves form a beautiful mounding cushion with pink or lavender flowers. Photo is from Mayobamba Valley, on day 6 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.

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Contained in galleries: 2014 Jun 19-Jul 6 PERU: Alpamayo trek, PERU: Alpamayo trek, Cord. Blanca 2014

Pink flowers of Azorella compacta (Yareta or Llareta). Yareta is a tiny, mounding flowering plant in the carrot/parsley family (Apiaceae) native to South America, occurring in the Puna grasslands of the Andes in Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile, and western Argentina between 3200 and 4500 meters altitude. Its evergreen perennial leaves form a beautiful mounding cushion with pink or lavender flowers. Photo is from Mayobamba Valley, on day 6 of 10 days trekking around Alpamayo, in Huascaran National Park (UNESCO World Heritage Site), Cordillera Blanca, Andes Mountains, Peru, South America.