Image folder »Atacama Flora« | ATACAMAPHOTO

Nototriche pulverulenta, a very special flower of the Altiplano (Z7F2232.jpg)

Nototriche pulverulenta, a very special flower of the Altiplano (Z7F2235.jpg)

Nototriche pulverulenta, a very special flower of the Altiplano (Z7F2229.jpg)

Mastigostyla cyrtophylla in bloom, a rare flower of the Altiplano in Chile (Z7F3706.jpg)

Mastigostyla cyrtophylla in bloom, a rare flower of the Altiplano in Chile (Z7F3702.jpg)

Chagual de jote (Deuterocohnia chrysantha) (Z7B8566.jpg)

Chagual de jote (Deuterocohnia chrysantha) (Z7B8574.jpg)

Chagual de jote (Deuterocohnia chrysantha) (Z7B8572.jpg)

Garra de Leon (Bomarea ovalleii) with its typical habitat (D8C5838.jpg)

Flower of red Garra de Leon (Bomarea ovallei) with black background (D5C0228.jpg)

Large Garra de Leon (Bomarea ovalleii) between blue flowers at Llanos de Challe National Park (D5C0254.jpg)

A dense population of many blooming Garra de Leon flowers, Atacama desert (NVVS2532.jpg)

Several flowering Garra de Leon, Atacama desert in bloom (Z7D5717.jpg)

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Garra de Leon (Bomarea ovalleii) in the typical habitat of coastal Atacama (D8C5842.jpg)

Garra de Leon (Bomarea ovalleii) in full bloom with cactus (Z7D5721.jpg)

Unusually large Garra de Leon (Bomarea ovallei) flower in full bloom, Atacama desert (Z7D4950.jpg)

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Red Garra de Leon flower growing on top of cactus (Z7D5852.jpg)

Red Garra de Leon flower growing on top of cactus (Z7D5857.jpg)

Red Garra de Leon flower growing on top of cactus (Z7D5851.jpg)

A sea of flowers in the otherwise very dry Atacama desert (Z7D5937.jpg)

Garra de Leon (Bomarea ovallei) in full bloom at the coast of Carrizal. (Z7D5855.jpg)

Alstroemeria kingii, a rare flower of the Atacama desert (Z7D6061.jpg)

Aerial photo of Atacama Desert in bloom, mountains covered with lilac flower carpets (DJI_0565.jpg)

Yellow Terciopelo flowers (Argylia radiata) mixed with Pata de Guanaco (Cistanthe sp.) during Atacama desert blooming event (Z7D6031.jpg)

Panorama of the blooming Atacama desert with lilac flower carpet (Z7D4617-Pano.jpg)

The Atacama desert covered in an ocean of flowers during a rare blooming event. (Z7D5923.jpg)

Some months after the rain, the Atacama desert appears covered with a green and pink carpet (Z7D5014.jpg)

Abundant flower carpets of many different endemic species are covering the Atacama desert in October 2022 (Z7D4914.jpg)

Atacama desert in bloom (Cistanthe longiscapa), Chile. (Z7D4564.jpg)

The Atacama desert painted with colors of pata de guanaco flowers, Chile 2022 (Z7D4612.jpg)

Atacama desierto florido, a field of Cristaria flower near Caldera, Chile (Z7D5978.jpg)

Atacama desert in full bloom, Malvilla fowers and blue Nolana (Z7D4902.jpg)

White Suspiro (Nolana baccata) flower, Atacama desert in bloom (Z7D4424.jpg)

Field of malvilla (Cristaria gracilis), Atacama desert in bloom (Z7D6004.jpg)

Alstroemeria kingii, a rare flower of the Atacama desert (Z7D6041.jpg)

Atacama desert in bloom (Leucocoryne coronata) (Z7D4936.jpg)

Atacama desert in bloom, Oziroe biflora. (Z7D4542.jpg)

Malvilla flower (Cristaria gracilis) in the blooming Atacama (Z7D4571.jpg)

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Detail of Terciopelo flower (Argylia radiata), one of the flower of the blooming Atacama. (Z7D4964.jpg)

Coastal mountains covered with flowers. Atacama desert in bloom at Reserva National Paposo, Chile (D2X3084.jpg)

Blue-green flower of Puya berteroniana, a bromeliad of Chile (D7C4559.jpg)

Blue flowers of Puya venusta, a rare endemic bromeliad of central Chile (D5B2805.jpg)

Puya venusta is a rare plant of the Bromeliaceae family. Central Chile (IMG_3403.jpg)

Puya venusta, an endemic Bromeliad with a Corynura chloris bee, Central Chile (D5B2813.jpg)

Truck on the Panamericana Highway driving through blooming Atacama desert near Vallenar, Chile (TruckDesertBloom.jpg)

Atacama Desierto Florido 2015, massive desert blooming of Pata de Guanaco flowers, Chile (D5A4244.jpg)

Closeup showing the small rosettes of a Llareta plant (Azorella compacta) (DSC4307.jpg)

Llareta or Yareta (Azorella compacta) in bloom with thousands of tiny flowers, Altiplano Chile (E2X0811.jpg)

Copiapoa cinerea and blue Nolana flowers in bloom at the coastal Atacama desert near Paposo (D7C1954.jpg)

After rare rainfall the Atacama is covered with a green flower carpet. Hills near Taltal. (D7C3499-Pano.jpg)

Lilac Patas de Guanaco flowers shaking in the wind of the blooming Atacama desert (D5C0339.jpg)

Closeup of buds of Garra de Leon, an endemic and endangered flower of Atacama (D5C0244.jpg)

The setting sun hidden behind a desert flower, Atacama desert in bloom (D5C0704.jpg)

Three panorama photos of Atacama desierto florido 2017, carpets of flowers (D5C06763-Pano.jpg)

Malvita (Cristaria gracilis), a beautiful fragile flower of Atacama Desert in bloom (D5C0163.jpg)

Zephyra elegans, a beautiful blue flower of Atacama Desert in bloom (D7C2459.jpg)

Field of lilac Pata de Guanaco flowers with sunset backlight (D5C0473.jpg)

Malvita (Cristaria gracilis), a beautiful blue flower of Atacama Desert in bloom (D5C0152.jpg)

Atacama Desert in bloom, desierto florido in Chile happens during El Nino years (DSE7743.jpg)

Panorama of Atacama desert in full bloom near Totoral (D5C0588-Pano.jpg)

Sisyrinchium graminifolium, yellow flower of Atacama Region in Chile (D8C6107.jpg)

Diego de la noche (Oenothera coquimbensis), yellow flower of the Atacama desert (D8C6211.jpg)

Macro photo of Pata de Guanaco flower, an emblematic flower of the Atacama desert in bloom (D8C6150.jpg)

Colorful dense carpet of lilac and blue flowers, Atacama desierto florido 2017 (D8C5961.jpg)

Sunset with desert in bloom, Atacama Chile 2017 (D5C0834.jpg)

Beautiful red flower of Garra de Leon with small fly (D5C0224.jpg)

Macro image of Amancay flower, Atacama desert Chile (D5C0088.jpg)

Yellow amancay flower with caterpillar, eating the stemen (D5C0091.jpg)

The beautiful Garra de Leon in full bloom, Atacama Chile (D5C0211.jpg)

Green hills and plains are covered with flowers, Atacama desert blooming in 2017 (D5C0630.jpg)

Pata de guanaco flowers (Cistanthe longiscapa), Atacama desert in bloom (D5C0325.jpg)

Colorful flowers in back light, Atacama desert in bloom at sunset, near Bahia Inglesa (D7C2277.jpg)

Tillandsia virescens is a bromeliad that can be found in the high planes of the Andes on overhanging rocks (D5A2002.jpg)

Nototriche pulverulenta, a flower of the altiplano near Putre, Chile (P1000428.jpg)

Loasa fruticosa, flower found in coastal valleys of the Atacama (P1000922.jpg)

Rhodophiala phycelloides, a red endemic lily of the Atacama Desert (D7C9416.jpg)

Atacama desert in bloom, a purple carpet of pata de guanaco flowers (Cistanthe longiscapa) (lila3.jpg)

Pata de guanaco flower (Cistanthe longiscapa) close up, Atacama desert, Chile (pata-de-guanaco.jpg)

Tillandsia marconae is an endangered bromeliad of the coastal Atacama desert near Arica (D5A2725.jpg)

Solanum heterantherum flower, Llano del Challe National Park, Atacama desert. (solanum-flower-atacama.jpg)

Atacama Desierto florido 2015, massive desert blooming of Pata de Guanaco flowers, Chile (desierto-florido-atacama.jpg)

Chagual chico (Puya venusta), a rare endemic Bromeliad of the coastal desert of northern Chile (IMG_3435.jpg)

Malesherbia auristipulata is a very rare endemic red flower of the northern Atacama Desert (D5A1892.jpg)

Field of colorful flowers just before sunset, Atacama Desert in bloom (D7C2296.jpg)

After a rare rain the Atacama desert gets a green cover of plants, Pan de Azucar National Park, Chile (D7C3233.jpg)

Malesherbia auristipulata is a very rare endemic flower of the northern Atacama Desert (D7C8837.jpg)

Tropaeolum tricolor, a colorful little flower, Reserva Nacional Paposo, Atacama desert (D7C9331.jpg)

Field of red Ananuca lilies during Atacama desert in bloom, desierto florido (rhodophiala-phycelloides-atacama-desert-in-bloom.jpg)

Caesalpinia angulata, a flower of the Atacama desert, Chile (D7C9249.jpg)

Large field of Pata de Guanaco in a rare year with blooming Atacama desert, near Vallenar (lila2.jpg)

Macro closeup of Ananuca (Rhodophiala) flower, Atacama desert in bloom, Chile (DSCN3720.jpg)

Nolana flowers, Atacama Desert in bloom (R1031284.jpg)

Macro of Lirio flower (Alstroemeria violacea) in the Chilean Atacama (DSCN6657.jpg)

The yellow desert lily flower is dry and seeds are ready to spread, Ananuca amarilla, Rhodophiala bagnoldii (D8A5375.jpg)

Atacama Desert in bloom at sunset, backlight backlit close up of pata de guanaco flowers (D7C1398.jpg)

Small Atacama desert lagoon after a rare rainfall with Cistanthe salsoloides plants, Chile (D2X8167.jpg)

Cebollin (Leucocoryne coronata), a flower of the Atacama Desert (D7C2496.jpg)

Rain clouds above Atacama desert in bloom in the area of Copiapo with white and lilac flowers (D7C1579.jpg)

Tacma flower close up, Cleome chilensis. Beautiful flower of the Atacama desert (cleome-chilensis-flower-atacama-desert.jpg)

Massive blooming of white Suspiros (Nolana baccata) flowers, Atacama desierto florido (D7D0502.jpg)

Red and yellow Cistanthe flowers, Atacama desert blooming near Caldera (D7C2191.jpg)

Añañuca amarilla (Rhodophiala bagnoldii), a rare orange variation. Atacama desierto florido, Chile (DSCN3724.jpg)

First flower sprouting in the Atacama desert after a rare rainfall (D7C1780.jpg)

Desierto Florido 2015 near Copiapo, Atacama desert in bloom (desierto-florido-2015.jpg)

A field of añañuca amarilla (Rhodophiala bagnoldii), Atacama desert in bloom 2015, desierto florido Chile (D7D0405.jpg)

Zephyra elegans, blue flowers of Atacama Desert (D7C2446.jpg)

Closeup of beautiful desert flower Malesherbia humilis, Atacama desert, Chile (D5A3609.jpg)

Queñoa De Altura (Polylepis tarapacana) has been found at altitudes of 5200 meters (D7C8502.jpg)

Flowers appearing in extremely dry parts of the Atacama (D7C9702.jpg)

Queñoa De Altura tree (Polylepis tarapacana) near Salar de Surire, Altiplano Chile (D7C8463.jpg)

Atacama Desert in bloom at sunset with pata de guanaco flowers, desierto florido Chile (D7C1411.jpg)

Flowers of the Atacama Desert, Ananuca amarilla, Rhodophiala bagnoldii (D7C1478.jpg)

Oreja de Zorro or Yellow Fox's Ear, endemic plant of Atacama desert (D7C9232.jpg)

Colorful lichens on a rock, Atacama Desert (P1020236.jpg)

Plains covered with purple flowers during Atacama Desert in bloom,desierto florido 2015, Chile (D5A4202.jpg)

Yellow lily or Ananuca amarilla (Lilie1.jpg)

Closeup of thick succulent leaves of Pata de Guanaco with dew drops, Atacama desert Chile (D7C1483.jpg)

Atacama Desert in a normal dry year without flowers, extremely dry (desflorido1b.jpg)

Cistanthe arancioana growing under extreme dry conditions in the Atacama desert (D2X4382.jpg)

Close up of small white flower (Oziroe biflora) and mite insect in Atacama Desert (D7C1932.jpg)

Alstroemeria philippi, a beautiful flower of the Atacama desert in Chile (atacama-flora86.jpg)

Night over Atacama desert in bloom with rising moon, flowers and cactus at night (D7C2331.jpg)

Ananuca amarilla and Tillandsias in the sand dunes of Atacama desert near Copiapo (D7C9693.jpg)

Spiny orange flower of the altiplano of Chile (Caiophora andina) (E2X1722.jpg)

Colorful fields of different flowers, blooming Atacama Desert (DSF0021.jpg)

Queñoa De Altura tree (Polylepis tarapacana) has been found at altitudes of 5200 meters (D7C8481.jpg)

A more than surprizing sight: a mushroom in the dry Atacama Desert (D7C9825.jpg)

Tomatillo (Solanum chilense), yellow Atacama desert flower of the tomato family (D7C1942.jpg)

Loasa tribola, a stinging beautiful flower of the Atacama desert Chile (D7C3269.jpg)

Yellow lilies, desierto Florido in the Vallenar region of Atacama desert, Chile (ananucagelb2.jpg)

Nolana elegans flower with morning dew drops, Atacama Desert in bloom (nolana-flower-dew-drops.jpg)

Yellow Ananuca flower (Rhodophiala bagnoldii) (D7C1446.jpg)

Malesherbia auristipulata is a beautiful and very rare endemic flower of the northern Atacama Desert (D5A2676.jpg)

Over 200 different species of flowers cover the Atacama desert after a rare rainy winter (colored-flowers.jpg)

Unidentified flower of the Altiplano in the Putre area, Chile (P1000432.jpg)

Atacama Desert in bloom with white Nolana baccata flowers, desierto florido Chile (D7C1590.jpg)

Panorama of Atacama desert in bloom (DSE7798pano.jpg)

Oreja de Zorro (Aristolochia chilensis) or Dutchman's pipes, strange flower of the Atacama desert, Chile (atacama-flora33.jpg)

Nototriche rugosa, flowers of the Altiplano of Chile (E2X1798.jpg)

Plains covered with lilac flowers during Atacama Desert in bloom, desierto florido 2015, Chile (DSE7320.jpg)

Cebollin flower and many tiny sprouting plants, Atacama desert in bloom (D7C3252.jpg)

A carpet of blue flowers (Nolana elegans), Atacama Desert near Paposo after a rare rainfall during El Nino, Chile (D2X3150.jpg)

Wide area covered with Pata de Guanaco flowers, Atacama Desert in Bloom, Desierto Florido near Vallenar Chile (lila1.jpg)

Blue Nolana flower just opening it blossoms in the morning fog of the coastal Atacama desert mountains, Chile (DSCN6664.jpg)

Garra de Leon or Lion's Claw (Leontochir ovallei) (DSCN3774.jpg)

Alstroemeria pelegrina, a rare endemic flower found at the coastal desert of Chile (IMG3443.jpg)

Closeup of Lirio del campo flower (Alstroemeria violacea), Atacama desert Chile (D7C3135.jpg)

Lirio del campo flowers (Alstroemeria violacea), Atacama desert in bloom, Chile (D7C3200.jpg)

In October the flowers dry and spread their seeds - the end of the Atacama desert in bloom in Chile (atacama-flowers-seeds.jpg)

Atacama desert flowers silhouette against orange evening sky (D5A3989.jpg)

Poor Man's Orchid (Schizanthus litoralis), endemic flower of northern Chile (D7C2797.jpg)

Panorama of Atacama desert landscape painted with lilac flowers, desert in bloom 2015, Chile (panorama-desert-in-bloom.jpg)

Rhodophiala laeta, a rare magenta lily of the Atacama Desert, Chile (D2X3137.jpg)

Comparison: Atacama desert in bloom and in a dry year (desflorido1c.jpg)

Garra de Leon or Lions Claw, a rare endemic Atacama desert flower (D7C2933.jpg)

Menonvillea minima, a rare flower of the coastal desert around Huasco (DSCN3635.jpg)

Pata de Guanaco, the most characteristic flower of the Atacama in bloom (D7C1180.jpg)

Cristaria andicola, Malvacea flower of the Altiplano, Chile (DSCN1051.jpg)

Desert flower Malesherbia humilis, growing under extreme dry conditions of the Atacama desert, Chile (D2X3580.jpg)

Queñoa De Altura (Polylepis tarapacana) has been found at altitudes of 5200 meters (D7C8502bw.jpg)

Coastal mountains covered with flowers. Atacama desert in bloom at Reserva National Paposo, Chile (D2X3085.jpg)

Atacama desert in bloom before and after, desierto florido (atacama-flora34b.jpg)

Atacama Desert in bloom, purle pata de guanaco flowers closeup, Chile (D7C1401.jpg)

Dead tree Queñoa De Altura (Polylepis tarapacana), altiplano of Chilean Andes (D7C8471.jpg)

Lirio del campo flower (Alstroemeria violacea) with small beetle (D7C4242.jpg)

Añañuca amarilla (Rhodophiala bagnoldii), endemic flower of Atacama desert, Chile (D7C9508.jpg)

Large variety of colorful different species of flowers on a square meter, Atacama desert in bloom, Chile (D7C2410.jpg)

Sunset with flowers, Atacama desert in bloom near Copiapo, Chile (desert-in-bloom-sunset.jpg)

Atacama desert in a dry year without flowers near Vallenar, Chile (D2X8305.jpg)

Atacama desert in bloom, flowers of different colors cover the otherwise dry desert. (D7C2070.jpg)

Variety of lilies and blue Nolana elegans flowers, Atacama desert in bloom, National Reserve of Paposo, Chile (D2X3086.jpg)

Tillandsias (Tillandsia landbeckii) are bromeliads that survive in the Atacama desert only thanks to the coastal fog Camanchaca (D7C9647.jpg)

Plant (Cisanthe) surviving in mudcracks of the Atacama desert (DSC4660.jpg)

Atacama Desert in bloom, a rare event that happens only every few years, Chile (DSE7753.jpg)

After a rare desert rain thousands of tiny plants are sprouting around the dry remains of dead plant (DSC3643.jpg)

Oxalis carnosae flower surviving in very dry parts of the Atacama desert, Chile (P1000920.jpg)

Queñoa De Altura (Polylepis tarapacana) has been found at altitudes of 5200 meters (D7C8501.jpg)

Plains of the Atacama Desert covered with flowers, desierto florido 2015, Chile (D7C2217.jpg)

Desert in bloom, at the end the flowers dry and drop their seeds (D7C3687.jpg)

Cistanthe salsoloides, a succulent Atacama desert flower surviving in extreme dry conditions (D2X4536.jpg)

Flower of the Atacama Desert (Caiophora) (D7C1903.jpg)

Nototriche pulverulenta, a flower of the altiplano near Putre, Chile (P1000427.jpg)

Tiny halophilic plants (Sacocornia pulvinata?) living on salt in a Salt flat near Ollague, Chilean Altiplano (P1010326.jpg)

Tomatillo (Solanum chilense), yellow Atacama desert flower of the tomato family (D7C1939.jpg)

Glory of the Sun, Leucocoryne purpurea, a beautiful blue flower of Atacama Desert (D7C2842.jpg)

Tillandsias survive in the Atacama desert only thanks to the coastal fog (D7C9635.jpg)

Pata de guanaco flowers close up during Atacama desert in bloom, desierto florido Chile (pata-de-guanaco-atacama.jpg)

Large fields of purple flowers and people, Atacama in bloom (DSE7276.jpg)

Beautiful rock landscape with desert flowers and cactus, Atacama desert blooming (D7C3727.jpg)

Leucocoryne coronata flower with mites, Atacama Desert in bloom (D7C1917.jpg)

Colorful field of many different flowers in the Atacama blooming desert (D7C9395.jpg)

Garra de Leon or Lions Claw, a rare endemic Atacama desert flower, Chile (D7C3931.jpg)

Close up of Euphorbia flower (Euphorbia lactiflua), endemic flower of Atacama desert, Chile (DSCN3050.jpg)

Colorful flowers in back light, Atacama desert in bloom at sunset, near Bahia Inglesa (D7C2273.jpg)

Tillandsia virescens is a bromeliad that can be found in the high planes of the Andes on overhanging rocks (D5A2003.jpg)

Closeup yellow Pata de Guanaco flower (Cistanthe litoralis), Atacama desert in bloom, Chile (D7C1655.jpg)

Atacama Desert in bloom, a rare event (lilablau.jpg)

Malesherbia auristipulata is a very rare endemic flower of the northern Atacama Desert (D7C8824.jpg)

Tropaeolum tricolor, small red flowers of Atacama Desert (R1032309.jpg)

Rhodophiala laeta, a rare lilac lily (Rhodophiala) of the Atacama Desert, Chile (D2X3140.jpg)

Atacama desert in bloom, blooming desert. Desierto florido en Chile. (DSE7808.jpg)

Yellow flowers moving in the wind, Atacama Desert blooming, Chile (D7C3835.jpg)

Detail of Amancay, yellow Atacama desert flower (DSCN3413.jpg)

Close up of Atacama desert flower Terciopelo during desierto florido, Chile (DSCN3440.jpg)

Pata de Guanaco flower (Cistanthe longiscapa) with morning dew (D7C2367.jpg)

Queñoa De Altura tree (Polylepis tarapacana) grows at altitudes of 5200 meters (D7C8472.jpg)

Plant (Cisanthe) surviving in mudcracks of the Atacama desert (DSC4659.jpg)

Oreja de Zorro or Yellow Fox's Ear (Aristolochia pearsei) (P1020229.jpg)

Wide angle macro photo of Nolana acumulata flowers, Atacama desert in bloom (R1032283.jpg)

Closeup of blue Leucocoryne coquimbensis flower, Atacama desert near Huasco (R1032777.jpg)

Blue withered flowers of Atacama Desert (D7C2849.jpg)

Close up of red Garra de Leon (Leontochir) flower, a rare endemic flower of the Atacama desert, Chile (atacama-flora19.jpg)

The flower of Oxalis gigantea appears before the leaves, endemic Atacama desert flower (D7B7532.jpg)

Small unidentified flower, Altiplano of Chile (E2X0142.jpg)

Ananuca Roja with Copiapoa cacti in the background, Atacama desert, Chile (D7C3010.jpg)

Alstroemeria flower (Alstroemeria violacea) with small beetle, Atacama desert, Chile (D7C4240.jpg)

Oreja de Zorro or Dutchman's pipes (Aristolochia chilensis) (DSCN3522.jpg)

Garra de Leon or Lions Claw, a rare endemic Atacama desert flower, Chile (D7C2932.jpg)

Atacama Desert in bloom. A carpet of purple Pata de Guanaco, Cistanthe longiscapa (DSE7734.jpg)

Atacama desert in bloom, a rare event, National Reserve Paposo, Chile (D2X3054.jpg)

Atacama desert after a rainy winter (desflorido1a.jpg)

Rhodophiala phycelloides is an endemic lily of the Atacama Desert (D7C9446.jpg)

Pata de guanaco (Cistanthe longiscapa) flower bud, just starting to open (D7C4162.jpg)

The Llareta (Azorella compacta) is a very slow growing plant that lives at altitudes above 4000 meters in the altiplano of Chile (DSC4267.jpg)

Field of red Ananuca lilies in the Atacama desert, desierto florido near Freirina, Chile (atacama-flora81.jpg)

Zephyra elegans, blue flowers of Atacama Desert (D7C2449.jpg)

Garra de Leon or Lions Claw, a rare endemic Atacama desert flower, Chile (D7C2937.jpg)

Nolana elegans flower with morning dew drops, Atacama Desert in bloom (DSCN6652.jpg)

Cruckshanksia pumila, a flower of the Atacama desert in Chile (D7C9266.jpg)

People are photographing the flowers of Atacama Desert in bloom Chile (D7C1237.jpg)

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