The Capim Favorito (Rhynchelytrum repens) is an invasive plant that has spread in large areas of the Cerrado, the Brazilian savannah. The tree in the background is an Embauba (Cecropia obtusifolia) it is an interaction with ants that inhabit in its interior and protect the plant against herbivores that try to eat its leaves This photo was taken in the Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park, Brazil, and is a panorama of 3 vertical images.

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Shooting date : 2015-06-15

Keywords

Landscape

Environment / Biodiversity management / Environment management / Environment protection / UNESCO's World Heritage

Flora / Spermatophyte / Flowering plant / Monocotyledon / Poales order / Gramineae / Poaceae family / Rose Natal grass (Rhynchelytrum repens)

Eukaryota / Archaeplastida / Chlorobionta / Embryophyta / Tracheophyta / Spermatophyta / Phanerogamae / Angiospermae / Monocotyledoneae / Poales / Gramineae / Poaceae / Rhynchelytrum

America / South America / Brazil / Goiaz / Chapada dos Veadeiros National Park

Winning picture

June

Species / IUCN Red List of Threatened Species / Low Risk (IUCN) LR / Least Concern (IUCN) LC

Space / Galaxy / Milky Way

Area / Low formation / Savanna-forest mosaic / Campos cerrados

Environment / Biodiversity management / Environment management / Environment protection / National park

Environment / Destruction of biodiversity / Invasive species

Best of

Organism / Morphology / Morphology (botany) / Woody plant / Tree

Atmosphere (Ambiance) / Night

Atmosphere (Ambiance) / Twilight

Space / Star

Atmosphere / Meteorological phenomenon / Sky

Flora / Urticales order / Moraceae family / Cecropia (Cecropia sp) / Trumpet tree (Cecropia obtusifolia)

Latin keywords

Eukaryota / Archaeplastida / Chlorobionta / Embryophyta / Tracheophyta / Spermatophyta / Phanerogamae / Angiospermae / Dicotyledoneae / Urticales / Moraceae / Cecropia

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