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Snow Leopard
Panthera Uncia
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8 POINTS
MOUNTAIN
PLAY: The snow leopard has a MOVE of 2
FACT: This leopard is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List with estimates of less than 10,000 left on the planet.
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Graphic by Pramit Dhakalwcn.org.np/
The snow leopard (Panthera uncia), also known as the ounce, is a felid in the genus Panthera native to the mountain ranges of Central and South Asia. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List because the global population is estimated to number fewer than 10,000 mature individuals and is expected to decline about 10% by 2040. It is threatened by poaching and habitat destruction following infrastructural developments. It inhabits alpine and subalpine zones at […] read more
Succulent Grass
Albuca namaquensis
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3 POINTS
HILL
FACT: The flowers that bloom from the corkscrew albuca have an aroma similar to vanilla.
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Graphic by Nandita Chhetriwcn.org.np/
Albuca is a genus of flowering plants in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Scilloideae.[2] The genus is distributed mainly in southern and eastern Africa, with some species occurring in northern Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.[3] Plants of the genus are known commonly as slime lilies.[4] These are perennial herbs growing from bulbs. The stem is sheathed in leaves with linear to strap-shaped blades.[5] They can be 8 centimeters to well over […] read more
Sal Tree
Shorea robusta
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2 POINTS
TERAI, HILL
FACT: In Nepal, the leaves of the Sal tree are used to make local plates and vessels called “tapari”, “doona”, and “bota” in which rice and curry is served.
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Graphic by Nandita Chhetriwcn.org.np/
Shorea robusta, the sal tree,[2] also sarai and other names,[3] is a species of tree in the family Dipterocarpaceae. This tree is native to the Indian subcontinent, ranging south of the Himalaya, from Myanmar in the east to Nepal, India and Bangladesh. In India, it extends from Assam, Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand west to the Shivalik Hills in Haryana, east of the Yamuna. The range also extends through the Eastern Ghats and to the eastern Vindhya and Satpura ranges of central India.[4] It is often the […] read more
Nepalese Fig
Ficus sarmentosa 
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4 POINTS
HILL
FACT: The nepal fig is an edible fruit that is native to China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent and Indo-China region.
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Graphic by Nandita Chhetriwcn.org.np/
Ficus semicordata, commonly known as the drooping fig, is a small to medium-sized fodder tree of genus Ficus.[2] It bears edible fruit. The figs on the lower part of the leafless branches may develop in leaf litter and humus, and be buried in the surface of the soil, where the seeds germinate. Otherwise birds and other animals distribute the seeds. […] read more
Bamboo
Bambusoideae 
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2 POINTS
TERAI
FACT: Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants at 1 inch per 40 minutes or 1 mm every 90 seconds.
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Bamboos are a diverse group of evergreen perennial flowering plants in the subfamily Bambusoideae of the grass family Poaceae. The origin of the word “bamboo” is uncertain, but it probably comes from the Dutch or Portuguese language, which originally borrowed it from Malay or Kannada.[3] In bamboo, as in other grasses, the internodal regions of the stem are usually hollow and the vascular bundles in the cross-section are scattered throughout the stem instead of in a cylindrical […] read more
Usnea Lichen
Usnea sp.
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1 POINTS
HILL
FACT: This lichen called old man’s beard must be played next to a tree.
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Usnea is a genus of mostly pale grayish-green fruticose lichens that grow like leafless mini-shrubs or tassels anchored on bark or twigs.[1]:203 The genus is in the family Parmeliaceae. It grows all over the world. Members of the genus are commonly called old man’s beard, or beard lichen.[1]:203 Like other lichens it is a symbiosis of two or three fungi and an alga.[2] In Usnea, the fungus belongs to the division Ascomycota, while the alga is a member […] read more