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On an inland sand dune complex in the Atacama region (away from the ocean). At first I only saw the ones that were old and broken down (last photos) so I thought it was a remnant of a fungus, but this occurrence appears to be fresh and still anchored which to me resembles a flower bulb complete with root like attachments. Still a complete mystery to me.

Area with about 800 ha of forest cover, studied 30 years ago. It has
lodgings, weir, igarapé, water wheel, native rubber, wild animal breeding, climate monitoring tower and permanent plots for monitoring vegetation.