Figure 2: Study site in the Catamarca region, dark spots correspond to Festuca orthophylla tussocks.
From: Self-Replication of Localized Vegetation Patches in Scarce Environments

(a) Typical size tussocks of Festuca orthohylla in the Sajama National Park in the Bolivian Altiplano (courtesy of J.A. Fernandez Monteiro, Federal University of Sao Joao del Rei). (b) Processed image of the region under study, and (c) shows circular, elongated and splitting stages of a vegetation patch.