Paja brava or tussock grass, Festuca orthophylla, in Lauca National Park in northern Chile. Older clumps of the grass die off in the center and devel

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Paja brava or tussock grass, Festuca orthophylla, in Lauca National Park in northern Chile. Older clumps of the grass die off in the center and develop a circular shape by clonal growth spread.

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