Flora

Begonia cucullata

Key Features

Habitat

Bosques

Taxonomic classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Tracheophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Family: Begoniaceae

Genus: Begonia

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
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Cascadas de Tacuarembó

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

Cerro Agudo

Tacuarembó
Hill forest with flat-topped hills and natural grassland at sunset

Cerros de Cañas

Tacuarembó
Rock formation covered with native forest, with grasslands and hills in the background

Cerros de Tacuarembó

Tacuarembó
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
Wide view of the sandstone outcrops scattered across the grassland, geological formations of high heritage value.

El Alero

Tacuarembó
River and marshlands panorama

Esteros y Algarrobales del Río Uruguay

Río Negro
Trail among the rocks

La Peñarrosa

Cerro Largo
Green hillside with shadows of native trees and rocky outcrops in the background, a landscape characteristic of Lambaré.

Lambaré

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

Las Tunas

Río Negro
Palm groves and open grassland

Palmares de las Cañas

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

Paso del Yapeyú

Río Negro
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Quiebrayugos

Treinta y Tres
General landscape of the native forest at El Rosario

Román Grande

Río Negro
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Sierra de Ríos

Cerro Largo
Panoramic view of the reserve area

Yerbal

Treinta y Tres

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