'Desierto florido' viewed from space (IMAGE)

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'Desierto florido' viewed from space

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The 'desierto florido' event in Sep-Nov 2021 near the city of Caldera, Chile, as viewed by satellite. The mass bloom is dominated by purple pussypaws Cistanthe longiscapa (family Montiaceae)

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European Union, Copernicus Sentinel-2 imagery

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