'Desierto florido' (IMAGE) Frontiers Caption Taken during the 2021 'desierto florido' near Caldera, Chile. The purple flowers are Cistanthe longiscapa, the object of this study. Credit Oven Pérez-Nates Usage Restrictions Credit must be given to the creator. License CC BY Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.