Wild Flora of the Sacred Sueños Eco-Sanctuary

History of Sacred Sueños

The Sacred Sueños Eco Sanctuary was founded in 2004 with the purchase of 10 hectares of land close to the Podocarpus National Park, in southern Ecuador. Much more land was donated in 2009. The second piece had cattle on it until the donation, and both were recovering from regular burning until 2001. With the fires lit just before the hard monsoon rains, the steep hillside suffered from intense erosion.

Sacred Sueños began as a regeneration project. Some areas were planted, and earthworks were made to stop erosion and catch water. The bracken that dominated the landscape, was cleared. After that, we left it to natural regeneration,
letting wild species volunteer, and natural ecological succession take place, with very minimal pruning.
Our responsibility as stewards of the Sanctuary are now mainly to protect it from fire and livestock encroachment, document the developing ecosystems, and to build & maintain the refuge and trails.

This is just a taste of the botanical diversity within the Eco Sanctuary. There are many we haven’t yet taken photos of… And of the photos we have, so many that we haven’t yet identified. We’d appreciate any leads or identification of the photos that we’ve put in the UNKNOWNIACEAE family at the bottom.

If you like what you’re seeing, and want more, higher resolution photos, and to support this project, buy our e-book.

ADOXACEAE

ALSTROEMERICEAE

AMARANTHACEAE

AMARYLLIDACEAE

ANNONACEAE

APIACEAE

APOCYNACEAE

ASPARAGACEAE

ASTERACEAE

BEGONIACEAE

BETULACEAE

BROMELIACEAE

CALCEOLARIACEAE

CLUSIACEAE

COMMELINACEAE

DENNSTAEDTIACEAE

DROSERACEAE

ERICACEAE

ERIOCAULACEAE

ESCALLONIACEAE

Wild Flora of the Sacred Sueños Eco-Sanctuary eBook

This eBook features some of the beautiful flora growing in the Sacred Sueños eco-sanctuary, which is located on an Andean mountainside that’s been regenerating for the past two decades after severe degradation.

Enjoy lovely photos with botanical IDs, and support this wonderful regenerative conservation project.

This PDF features over 100 of the unique wild plants that grow in the Sacred S…

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FABACEAE

IRIDACEAE

LAMIACEAE

LYCOPODIACEA

LYTHRACEA

MALPIGHIACEAE

MALVACEAE

MELASTOMATACEAE

ORCHIDACEAE

PINACEAE

PIPERACEAE

PLANTAGINACEAE

POACEAE

Flora Silvestre de Eco-Santuario Sacred Sueños — Libro Electronico

Este libro electrónico presenta parte de la hermosa flora que crece en el santuario ecológico Sacred Sueños, que se encuentra en la ladera de una montaña andina que se ha estado regenerando durante las últimas dos décadas después de una degradación severa.

Disfrute de hermosas fotos con identificaciones botánicas y apoye este maravilloso proyecto de conservación regenerativa.

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