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Project Noah Nature School
Designer by profession. Cyclist, excursionist and nature enthusiast every time I can. Father of 3 nature enthusiast.
Santiago, Chile
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Love the stance on the first picture.
OH! I've seen something very similar, but in Chile.
So, you are saying this is some kind of mold?
I even have pictures, but had not yet identified what it was, also thought some sort of fungus, but seems not.
Thanks! so happy to have stumbled upon this.
The Tropaeolum genera has some striking vines, I bet some can easily be cultivated in gardens.
Thanks for your comments!
The intensity of these colours are hard to believe when seen in person. These vines can grow quite large and can be seen from very far away.
Yes, Arctostaphylos sp. is much closer than my guess. Same family though.
These seem some sort of Gaultheria sp.
Very neat colors! It might be the light, but looks beautiful.
Agree with the suggestions below.
Locally known as “Castaño de la India”, foreign species to Chile.
Me pasa lo mismo, voy en Septiembre de 2012... y en el verano del 2013 me mandé un viaje por el sur y tengo miles de fotos aún por procesar.
Que suerte pillar orquídeas, a mi me hacen el quite, en 5 años he visto 2 nativas en flor. Y sé que no son taaaan escasas.
Looks like a Pudú (dwarf Chilean deer).
