About This Trend
Lanata refers to several entities, including the Peruvian Old Man Cactus (Espostoa lanata), a high-altitude cactus from Peru and Bolivia, as well as Lambs ear (stachys byzantia lanata), a perennial groundcover, and Jorge Lanata, an Argentine journalist. Additionally, it is associated with various plant species such as Qutliuraq (wooly lousewort / Pedicularis lanata) and Aerva lanata, also known as mountain knotgrass.
The term Lanata is currently trending due to recent mentions of Jorge Lanata in interviews and tributes, highlighting his significance as a journalist, while the plant species with the lanata name are being discussed in the context of gardening, botany, and wildlife, with many of these conversations happening in the last few days, especially around the Peruvian Old Man Cactus and Jorge Lanata's legacy.