Fabiana sp. (nana, filosa or patagonica ???) adopted a cushion habit to survive adverse steppe's climate Southern Patagonia

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Summer droughts, sandy soil and persistent winds, result in grassland plains too dry to support a forest but not parched enough to be classified as a desert. The plants are xeromorphic, morphologically adapted to cope with severe water deficits. The dwarf cushion growth habit is one of the useful adaptations. Fabiana punensis, Fabiana patagonica, Fabiana bryoides and Fabiana densa extracts have long been used in Argentinean traditional medicine as anti-inflammatory and antiseptic.

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Location: Road 40 Santa Cruz Province Argentina South America November
Photo credit: © Krystyna Szulecka Photography / Alamy / Afripics
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