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Title: Cistanthe salsoloides, a succulent Atacama desert flower surviving in extreme dry conditions
Antofagasta Region Atacama Chile Cistanthe salsoloides El Medano North Chile Paposo South America Taltal arid blooming coastal cordillera de la costa desert dry extreme flora flower flowering flowers hyperarid magenta nobody plants purple
Photographer: Gerhard Hüdepohl
©2006 Gerhard Hüdepohl
Credit: Gerhard Hüdepohl / atacamaphoto