Flora

Elephantopus mollis

Key Features

Habitat

Arbustales y matorrales

Taxonomic classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Tracheophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Family: Asteraceae

Genus: Elephantopus

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
A Southern Screamer walking through green grassland, a bird characteristic of the region's wetlands.

Arroyo Malo

Tacuarembó
View of the understorey with ferns and lush vegetation

Barrancas del Queguay

Paysandú
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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
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
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
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
Scattered yatay palms in the natural grassland at La Trinidad

Palmares del Río Negro

Río Negro
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Pastizales del Basalto

Durazno
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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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