Pterocactus australis cactus and Mulinum microphyllum in flower Parque National Monte Leon Atlantic coast Santa Cruz Argentina

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Distribution Argentina: Chubut, Río Negro, Santa Cruz Chile: Región XI Plant ID botanist Claudia Marcela Guerrido. Monte León National Park (Spanish: Parque Nacional Monte León) was established in 2004 on a former 165,000 acre, about 67,000ha, sheep ranch in the east of Santa Cruz Province. It is arid grass-land typical of the Patagonian steppe, beautified by 40 km of Atlantic coast with breeding colonies of 60,000 pairs of Magellanic penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) and numerous marine rock cormorants (Phalacrocorax magellanicus). Other wildlife includes guanaco, puma, rhea, grey fox, and numerous small mammals and 130 species of birds.

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Location: Parque National Monte Leon Atlantic coast Santa Cruz Province Argentina South America December
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