Ted Anderson, Joe McAuliffe, K & Fred Katterman, Camilo Diaz, C. Ostolaza, Guido Lombardi
Peru, Arequipa, Between KM 594 and KM 595 north of Chala along hwy 1 (Pan American Highway).
-15.814611 -74.354306
15° 48' 52.6'' S 74° 21' 15.5'' W
240 meters (787ft)
Dry drainage in severely overgrazed dry slopes, adjacent to slopes with ancient Inca terraces, with few plants, and these grazed down to the ground.
In dry parts of wash found Grindelia glutinosa, in seep is Scirpus, bermuda grass and passiflora at edges of seep, Suaeda on footslope, Croton, Heliotropium and sticky Nicotiana-like shrubs only on upper dry slopes where ancient Inca terraces are