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Patagonia

Patagonia

Species Profile: Calafate

By Chloe Beck (Miami University, Ohio ’16)   Calafate (Berberis sp.) is the common name for a species of shrub within the genus Berberis. Berberis shrubs have many different species covering a wide geographic range from the temperate regions in the…

Patagonia

Species Profile: Darwin’s Rhea

By Bolton Howes (Macalester College ’15)   Darwin’s Rhea (Rhea pennata), also known as the Lesser Rhea, is a large flightless bird that lives in the Patagonian steppe. Rheas belong to a group called ratites, which include other large flightless…

Patagonia

Farewell Fiordo Bernardo

By Andrew Gage (Macalester College ’15) Que Vida, Che! Dressed from head-to-toe in all black, we snuck into the enemy camp. The objective was simple: cause as much damage as possible, in the form of tent-stake removal, before our cover…

Patagonia

Species Profile: Neneo

By Andrew Gage (Macalester College ’15)   Mulinum spinosum (common name Neneo) is a dominant cushion shrub of the Patagonian steppe that is characterized by its vibrant lime green color, spherical growth, and sharp trisect leaves. I was moved to do…