FloraThreatened

Eryngium eriophorum

A herbaceous plant with spiny leaves and dense flower heads.

Key Features

Habitat

Forests

Taxonomic classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Tracheophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Family: Apiaceae

Genus: Eryngium

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

Cerro Agudo

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

El Alero III

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

El Retorno II

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

La Rinconada

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

Lambaré

Tacuarembó
Panoramic view of the reserve area

Quiebrayugos II

Treinta y Tres
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Sierra de los Ríos

Cerro Largo

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