bromeliad

Description:

Spotted at Machu Picchu in the Andes mountains of Peru. The foliage grows in a rosette, is the most widely patterned and coloured of any plant in the world. Leaf colors range from maroon, through shades of green, to gold. Small frogs take advantage of the pools of water trapped by these bromeliads to lay their eggs that hatch into tadpoles before turning into frogs.

Habitat:

Bromelaids can be found at altitudes from sea level to 4200 meters