Flora

Portulaca cryptopetala

Key Features

Habitat

Bosques

Taxonomic classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Tracheophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Family: Portulacaceae

Genus: Portulaca

Where to Find It

This species has been recorded in the following biodiversity reserves:

Panoramic view of the reserve area

Barrancas Negras

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

Cerros de Tacuarembó

Tacuarembó
Native forest and palm trees

Coquimbo

Soriano
Sandy shoreline with native vegetation

Costas del Río Negro

Río Negro
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
Birds in flight over a lagoon

Mafalda Este

Río Negro
Palm groves and open grassland

Palmares de las Cañas

Durazno
Scattered yatay palms in the natural grassland at La Trinidad

Palmares del Río Negro

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

Paso del Yapeyú

Río Negro
General landscape of the native forest at El Rosario

Román Grande

Río Negro
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Sierra de Ríos

Cerro Largo
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Viraroes

Río Negro

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