Giant Loebelia (Lobelia rhynchopetalum) in the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia, young plant on Sanetti Plateau at 4100m. Giant Lobelias are typical and very often endemic to the high mountains and plateaus of East Africa. They are adapted to the daily change between frost in the nights and the heat of the tropical days as well as the extreme UV radiation of African mountains. Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia

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Shooting date : 2010-01-27

Keywords

Area / Mountain

Ambiance / Seasons / Tropical season / Dry Season

Flora / Campanulales order / Lobeliaceae family / Lobelia (Lobelia sp) / Giant Lobelia (Lobelia rhynchopetalum)

Species / Species particularity / Mountain Species

January

Organism / Morphology / Morphology (botany) / Rosette

Environment / Biodiversity management / Environment management / Environment protection / National park

Africa / East Africa / Horn of Africa / Ethiopia / Oromia Region / Bale Mountains (National Park)

Shot / Top view

Organism / Morphology / Morphology (botany) / Woody plant / Shrub

Species / Species particularity / Endemic

Matter (substance) / Mineral matter / Rock fragment / Rock (stone)

Aridity (Concept)

Species / Species particularity / Mountain plant

Ambiance / Chill

Shot / High angle view

Enumeration / Alone

Africa / East Africa / Horn of Africa / Ethiopia

Science / Meteorology / Meteorological phenomenon / Frost

Earth's crust / Landform / Plateau

Individual / Nobody

Latin keywords

Eukaryota / Archaeplastida / Chlorobionta / Embryophyta / Tracheophyta / Spermatophyta / Phanerogamae / Angiospermae / Dicotyledoneae / Campanulales / Lobeliaceae / Lobelia

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