Friday, June 21, 2013

Puya Chilensis

Puya Chilensis
  1. Puya chilensis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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    Puya chilensis is a terrestrial bromeliad originating from the arid hillsides of Chile . An evergreen perennial, it forms large, dense rosettes of grey-green, strap-like ...
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    1. Sheep-Eating Plant Blooms For First Time In UK; Puya Chilensis Started Growing 15 Years Ago (PHOTOS)
      Huffington Post ‎- 11 hours ago
      An exotic "sheep-eating" plant, so-called because it kills and "eats" sheep, has bloomed for the first time at the Royal Horticultural Society's ...
    1. Puya chilensis -- The Chilean Puya - Strange Wonderful Things

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      Welcome to the spectacular, rare Bromeliad, Puya chilensis - the Chilean Puya. Looking like a radioactive tiki torch, this Pineapple relative lights up each Spring  ...
    2. Puya chilensis: Sheep-eating plant blooms at Royal Horticultural ...

      metro.co.uk/.../puya-chilensis-sheep-eating-plant-blooms-in-surr...
      21 hours ago – Farmers in Surrey may be alarmed to hear that a killer sheep-eating plant is about to come to life in the south-east county.
    3. Plant of the month: April - Puya chilensis - Tresco

      www.tresco.co.uk/what-to-do/abbey-garden/plant_april.aspx
      Puya chilensis was first introduced on Tresco in 1848 and was planted on a terraced bank in the middle of the garden. It now occupies, to the exclusion of all  ...
    4. Puya chilensis - Arbustos ChileBosque

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      Hábito del Cardón (Puya chilensis). Se aprecia una inflorescencia nueva en primer plano y otra seca correspondiente a una temporada pasada, a la izquierda.
    5. Mind how ewe go: the sheep-eating killer plant that's ready to bloom ...

      www.independent.co.uk › NewsEnvironmentNature
      4 days ago – In its natural habitat of the Andes, the 3m-tall Puya chilensis snares the animals in its razor-sharp spines, leaving them to perish and decay at its ...
    6. Ten-foot plant eats sheep | SmartPlanet

      www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/ten-foot-plant-eats-sheep/22338
      20 hours ago – The Puya chilensis is native to Chile, where its razor sharp spikey spines ensnare sheep and other creatures, pinning the unfortunate animals ...
    7. Puya chilensis - CHAGUAL - Enciclopedia de la Flora Chilena

      www.florachilena.cl/.../Puya/chilensis/Puya%20chilens...Translate this page
      Familia: BROMELIACEAE, Género: PUYA, Puya chilensis. Inflorescencia Flores. Nombres Comunes CHAGUAL, CARDÓN, MONTERA. Autor: Mol. Distribución ...
    8. Puya chilensis (plant) -- Encyclopedia Britannica

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      Once you are finished and click submit, your modifications will be sent to our editors for review. The topic Puya chilensis is discussed in the following articles: ...
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    Puya chilensis
    Puya chilensis is a terrestrial bromeliad originating from the arid hillsides of Chile. An evergreen perennial, it forms large, dense rosettes of grey-green, strap-like leaves edged with hooked spines. Wikipedia
    Scientific name: Puya chilensis
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