frailejones leaves seems as donkey ears.

flower plant tree vegetation garden leaf jungle nature wildflower shrub grass forest tropics woodland green produce espeletia commonly known 'frailejones' big monks genus perennial subshrubs family asteraceae which native mainly colombia venezuela ecuador was first formally described 1808 named after viceroy new granada josé manuel ezpeleta grandiflorathe plants live high altitude páramo ecosystems trunk thick succulent hairy leaves disposed dense spiral pattern marcescent help protect from cold flowers are usually yellow similar daisies frailejones that seems monkey ears donkey ears