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An eon or two ago there was an ancient continent which included, amongst other places, Tasmania, New Zealand and Patagonia. Living evidence of this is the similar plants found in these regions - this is a cushion plant, a slow-growing alpine. This is in Tierra del Fuego. Not sure what type - Tasmania has three.

**jhaji** · 07-27-2021, 11:57 PM

Nice and very unique.

**ToddK** · 07-28-2021, 05:50 AM

This is a very interesting plant. The yellow and green make it very attractive.

**ProfessorBuzz** · 07-28-2021, 06:58 AM

Unusual image - part rolling hills, part foliage. I have no sense of scale - so that makes it intriguing. Can you give me a hint?

**DW58** · 07-28-2021, 07:17 AM

All the above. And nice subtle play of light and shadow.

**SelrahCharleS** · 07-28-2021, 07:44 AM

Nice shot!

**othar** · 07-28-2021, 09:45 AM

Terrific, almost looks like small hills

Might be my monitor, but I think you are a tad on the dark side, exposure wise

5ks · 07-28-2021, 11:33 AM

Very interesting picture, leaving nicely room for imagination and - guessing too. Never seen anything like that.

RoxnDox · 07-28-2021, 03:28 PM

Oh, very nice image!

Reunite Gondwanaland!!!!

**robgski** · 07-28-2021, 03:44 PM

Very interesting to know, and the photo really has some rich colors and textures.

**K2 to K50** · 07-28-2021, 08:11 PM

Great image, accompanied by interesting background commentary.

**saley** · 07-28-2021, 10:03 PM

Originally posted by ProfessorBuzz

Unusual image - part rolling hills, part foliage. I have no sense of scale - so that makes it intriguing. Can you give me a hint?

it's small, a carpeting plant, but individual ones can get a spread of a couple of metres

---------- Post added 07-29-21 at 03:10 PM ----------

Originally posted by RoxnDox

Oh, very nice image!

Reunite Gondwanaland!!!!

Good idea - time for the Gondwana Liberation Front. Here's a link to an imagined map of Gondwana - Gondwana - Wikipedia

---------- Post added 07-29-21 at 03:12 PM ----------

Originally posted by ToddK

This is a very interesting plant. The yellow and green make it very attractive.

The yellow bits are flowers. Our cushion plants in Tasmania have white flowers but look pretty good too. climate change a major threat to them

Reciprocity · 07-29-2021, 07:45 PM

Originally posted by saley

An eon or two ago there was an ancient continent which included, amongst other places, Tasmania, New Zealand and Patagonia. Living evidence of this is the similar plants found in these regions - this is a cushion plant, a slow-growing alpine. This is in Tierra del Fuego. Not sure what type - Tasmania has three.

Nice image, interesting background story by the way.

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Reciprocity Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2020 Posts: 606	Originally posted by saley An eon or two ago there was an ancient continent which included, amongst other places, Tasmania, New Zealand and Patagonia. Living evidence of this is the similar plants found in these regions - this is a cushion plant, a slow-growing alpine. This is in Tierra del Fuego. Not sure what type - Tasmania has three. Nice image, interesting background story by the way.

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