"harsh growing conditions"

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22 March 2025

A striking urban contrast exists in Hanoi, Vietnam, on March 22, 2025. In the foreground, people sort through piles of paper, plastic, and other discarded materials in a cluttered alleyway. Makeshift structures line the street, with bags, bins, and tools scattered across the ground. In the background, a sleek modern high-rise building with a glass facade towers over the scene, highlighting the disparity between rapid urban development and the persistent presence of informal economies and living conditions.

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#12184798

22 March 2025

A striking urban contrast exists in Hanoi, Vietnam, on March 22, 2025. In the foreground, people sort through piles of paper, plastic, and other discarded materials in a cluttered alleyway. Makeshift structures line the street, with bags, bins, and tools scattered across the ground. In the background, a sleek modern high-rise building with a glass facade towers over the scene, highlighting the disparity between rapid urban development and the persistent presence of informal economies and living conditions.

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#12184799

22 March 2025

Two women sort through piles of paper, plastic, and other discarded materials in Hanoi, Vietnam, on March 22, 2025.

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#10625598

11 October 2023

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Monotropa uniflora L,Also known as Indian pipe, a rare and endangered plant found in a 1,500-meter-high mountain, Chongqing, China, October 10, 2023. The strange thing about this plant is that it has no chlorophyll, so it can't photosynthesize like other plants, and it can only live in the dark and humid branches and leaves, and is a saprophytic organism. It is very rare because of the harsh growing conditions.

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#10625600

11 October 2023

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Monotropa uniflora L,Also known as Indian pipe, a rare and endangered plant found in a 1,500-meter-high mountain, Chongqing, China, October 10, 2023. The strange thing about this plant is that it has no chlorophyll, so it can't photosynthesize like other plants, and it can only live in the dark and humid branches and leaves, and is a saprophytic organism. It is very rare because of the harsh growing conditions.

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#10625602

11 October 2023

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Monotropa uniflora L,Also known as Indian pipe, a rare and endangered plant found in a 1,500-meter-high mountain, Chongqing, China, October 10, 2023. The strange thing about this plant is that it has no chlorophyll, so it can't photosynthesize like other plants, and it can only live in the dark and humid branches and leaves, and is a saprophytic organism. It is very rare because of the harsh growing conditions.

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#10625604

11 October 2023

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Monotropa uniflora L,Also known as Indian pipe, a rare and endangered plant found in a 1,500-meter-high mountain, Chongqing, China, October 10, 2023. The strange thing about this plant is that it has no chlorophyll, so it can't photosynthesize like other plants, and it can only live in the dark and humid branches and leaves, and is a saprophytic organism. It is very rare because of the harsh growing conditions.

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#10625606

11 October 2023

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Monotropa uniflora L,Also known as Indian pipe, a rare and endangered plant found in a 1,500-meter-high mountain, Chongqing, China, October 10, 2023. The strange thing about this plant is that it has no chlorophyll, so it can't photosynthesize like other plants, and it can only live in the dark and humid branches and leaves, and is a saprophytic organism. It is very rare because of the harsh growing conditions.

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#10625608

11 October 2023

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Monotropa uniflora L,Also known as Indian pipe, a rare and endangered plant found in a 1,500-meter-high mountain, Chongqing, China, October 10, 2023. The strange thing about this plant is that it has no chlorophyll, so it can't photosynthesize like other plants, and it can only live in the dark and humid branches and leaves, and is a saprophytic organism. It is very rare because of the harsh growing conditions.

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#10625610

11 October 2023

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Monotropa uniflora L,Also known as Indian pipe, a rare and endangered plant found in a 1,500-meter-high mountain, Chongqing, China, October 10, 2023. The strange thing about this plant is that it has no chlorophyll, so it can't photosynthesize like other plants, and it can only live in the dark and humid branches and leaves, and is a saprophytic organism. It is very rare because of the harsh growing conditions.

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#10625612

11 October 2023

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Monotropa uniflora L,Also known as Indian pipe, a rare and endangered plant found in a 1,500-meter-high mountain, Chongqing, China, October 10, 2023. The strange thing about this plant is that it has no chlorophyll, so it can't photosynthesize like other plants, and it can only live in the dark and humid branches and leaves, and is a saprophytic organism. It is very rare because of the harsh growing conditions.

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#10625614

11 October 2023

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Monotropa uniflora L,Also known as Indian pipe, a rare and endangered plant found in a 1,500-meter-high mountain, Chongqing, China, October 10, 2023. The strange thing about this plant is that it has no chlorophyll, so it can't photosynthesize like other plants, and it can only live in the dark and humid branches and leaves, and is a saprophytic organism. It is very rare because of the harsh growing conditions.

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#10625616

11 October 2023

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Monotropa uniflora L,Also known as Indian pipe, a rare and endangered plant found in a 1,500-meter-high mountain, Chongqing, China, October 10, 2023. The strange thing about this plant is that it has no chlorophyll, so it can't photosynthesize like other plants, and it can only live in the dark and humid branches and leaves, and is a saprophytic organism. It is very rare because of the harsh growing conditions.

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#10625618

11 October 2023

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Monotropa uniflora L,Also known as Indian pipe, a rare and endangered plant found in a 1,500-meter-high mountain, Chongqing, China, October 10, 2023. The strange thing about this plant is that it has no chlorophyll, so it can't photosynthesize like other plants, and it can only live in the dark and humid branches and leaves, and is a saprophytic organism. It is very rare because of the harsh growing conditions.

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#10625620

11 October 2023

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Monotropa uniflora L,Also known as Indian pipe, a rare and endangered plant found in a 1,500-meter-high mountain, Chongqing, China, October 10, 2023. The strange thing about this plant is that it has no chlorophyll, so it can't photosynthesize like other plants, and it can only live in the dark and humid branches and leaves, and is a saprophytic organism. It is very rare because of the harsh growing conditions.

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#10625622

11 October 2023

CHONGQING, CHINA - OCTOBER 10, 2023 - Monotropa uniflora L,Also known as Indian pipe, a rare and endangered plant found in a 1,500-meter-high mountain, Chongqing, China, October 10, 2023. The strange thing about this plant is that it has no chlorophyll, so it can't photosynthesize like other plants, and it can only live in the dark and humid branches and leaves, and is a saprophytic organism. It is very rare because of the harsh growing conditions.

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