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Araucaria araucana forests, Mutisioideae Composites, and Usnea Draped like tinsel
🕑 Added 2025-01-16 12:22:40 +0000 UTCSome photos from yesterday, at 38° S, 4800' (1200 m) on a cinder cone. Araucaria here estimated at around 1,000 years old. Nothofagus pumilio, dombeyi and antarctica were present here, too. Sadly we did not find Arachnitis, the bizarre mycoheterotroph. The genus Escallonia is big down here though, a sister order to Asterales. Racomitrium moss dominated the more exposed areas, growing on barren black pumice.
Comments
Davis
This is so beautiful. I hope to one day see trees from this magical family in the wild.
Victoria
These are incredible 😍
Lud.
Absolutely magical-looking environment.
Anthony J Malone
N. dombeyi
Melissa Marie
Nice gray-headed tanager! What a neat spot to poke around - so many layers of life!
Bridget May
These photos make me randy. So foggy and delicious!
Aard Bewoner
Stunning! That's massive Nothofagus near the end? What species?
Paul
This is breathtakingly beautiful, thanks for sharing!
