Flora

Acalypha communis

Key Features

Habitat

Cornisas

Taxonomic classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Tracheophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Family: Euphorbiaceae

Genus: Acalypha

Where to Find It

This species has been recorded in the following biodiversity reserves:

Open landscape of grassland and native forest

Arroyo Lechiguana

Cerro Largo
Panoramic view of the reserve area

Barrancas Negras

Río Negro
A group of horses on the natural grassland at dusk, in a wide-open setting of great scenic value.

Cerro Agudo

Tacuarembó
A cluster of butiá palms growing on rocky outcrops

Cerro de los Chivos

Paysandú
Landscape of natural grasslands and plantation forest bathed in the golden light of sunset.

Cerro del Mortero

Tacuarembó
Native forest and palm trees

Coquimbo

Soriano
Sandy shoreline with native vegetation

Costas del Río Negro

Río Negro
A quiet pool surrounded by native vegetation, with reflections on the water

Cueva del Tigre

Paysandú
Wind-formed sand patterns with scattered vegetation in the background

Dunas del Tacuarembó

Tacuarembó
River and marshlands panorama

Esteros y Algarrobales del Río Uruguay

Río Negro
Trail among the rocks

La Peñarrosa

Cerro Largo
A watercourse running between rocks and native vegetation in the forest.

Las Tunas

Río Negro
Butiá palms silhouetted against the sky above natural grassland

Palmares de Mellizos

Río Negro
Panoramic view of the Río Negro with riparian forests along both banks

Paso del Yapeyú

Río Negro
Stream and wetland

Pastizales del Litoral

Paysandú
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Quiebrayugos

Treinta y Tres
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Tierra de Gigantes

Paysandú
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Viraroes

Río Negro
Panoramic view of the reserve area

Yerbal

Treinta y Tres

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