Lachay National Reserve
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Lachay National Reserve is a protected area in the region of Lima, Peru. The reserve is located 105 kilometres north of the Peruvian capital, Lima, and protects part of the lomas ecosystem.
Wet season at Lachay.
Typical landscape at Lachay in winter.
Ismene amancaes
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Ismene amancaes, commonly called amancae or amancay, is a herbaceous plant species in the family Amaryllidaceae and native to the coastal hills of Peru.
Lachay National Reserve
…for some El Niño events, that bring rains in the summer). Among the native plant species present in the park are: Tara spinosa, Vasconcellea candicans, Ismene amancaes, Verbena litoralis, Vachellia macracantha, Heliotropium arborescens, Armatocereus matucanensis, etc. Some birds found in the reserve are: the Vermilion…
Ismene amancaes
Flowers and part of a leaf.