Atacama Desert Flora. This is a concise sample of the most common flowering plants of Chile’s Atacama Desert. Most of these images were taken during the sporadic blooming events occurring along the coastal strip of desert and the several fogs oasis found between Iquique in the north, and Coquimbo, in the south.
This photographic gallery is constantly being updated and follows the most currently accepted taxonomical names.
We encourage visitors to take a look to the excellent sites chileflora.com and chilebosque.cl for further reference and research about plant identification and other resources. Atacama Desert Flora.