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The Atacama Desert in South America is peppered with
odd, cushion-like plants known as the llareta, a spongy
cousin of parsley. Despite the harsh weather conditions
that they have to (17)----, some of these plants are up to
3,000 years old. Though looking like a rock covered by
small green plants without flowers, the plant has a
tightly packed structure of branches, each adorned
(18)---- clusters of tiny leaves. The resulting plant is so
strong that you (19)---- on top of it very comfortably.
(20)----, this hardiness comes at a price: the plants are
thought to grow just 1.5 cm a year. According to
Catherine Kleier, a researcher from Regis University,
Colorado, the llareta became very strong (21)---- a
combination of environmental factors (cold at night and
hot in the day) and it is compact to trap heat. The more
compact the plant, the more successfully it protects
itself