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Cypella de Osten

Cypella osteniana

A bulbous plant with showy yellow flowers, endemic to the region

Key Features

Habitat

Forests

Taxonomic classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Tracheophyta

Class: Liliopsida

Family: Iridaceae

Genus: Cypella

Technical conservation data

SNAP conservation priority: Yes

Threatened: Yes

Where to Find It

This species has been recorded in the following biodiversity reserves:

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

Arroyo Malo

Tacuarembó
Native forest and palm trees

Coquimbo

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

El Jabalí

Río Negro
Butiá palms silhouetted against the sky above natural grassland

El Ombú

Río Negro
View of the understorey with ferns and lush vegetation

El Retiro

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

El Retorno II

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

El Tala II

Tacuarembó
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La Corona

Tacuarembó
Open landscape of grassland and native forest

La Palma

Cerro Largo
Trail among the rocks

La Peñarrosa

Cerro Largo
Palm groves and open grassland

Palmares de las Cañas

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

Porto Veloso

Tacuarembó
Panoramic view of the reserve area

Quiebrayugos II

Treinta y Tres

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