Fairy circle

Common in the arid grasslands of the Namib desert, particularly in Namibia, fairy circles were at first thought unique to that region; however, similar rings have been observed in a part of the Pilbara in Western Australia.

Danin and Orshan (1995) noted that the growth of the horizontal rhizome of Stipagrostis ciliata, a common species of fairy circles in both the Namib and Negev deserts, would naturally result in the formation of fairy circles over time.

Under that tree there is a fairy circle called The Dancing Place of the Goblin.

Then he explained how he entered the Fairy Circle, and how he was seized by them, but found their company so delightful that he thought he had been with them only for a few minutes.