Talamanca mountain range hosts nine species of ‘high value’ plants, three are unique in the world

The mountains of the Cordillera de Talamanca host a greater diversity of plants than imagined.A study by the State University of Distance (UNED), of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) and the Autonomous University of Madrid gave with 67 species of plants.Of these, nine are considered of high ecological value and three are endemic, that is, they only grow in this area.The scientists concentrated on studying five peatlands, that is, wetlands in wh…