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1184.  Frailejones.  A treelike composite with wooly-white leaves.  The plants form vast forests over the hills for miles in northern Ecuador.  The stems are up to 10 or even 15 feet in height.  [[strikethrough]] (Culcitium sp.) [[/strikethrough]]
[[handwritten]] Espeletia [[/handwritten]]