FloraThreatened

Helecho perejil

Botrypus virginianus

A primitive fern with a wide distribution, uncommon in Uruguay

Key Features

Taxonomic classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Polypodiophyta

Class: Polypodiopsida

Family: Ophioglossaceae

Genus: Botrypus

Technical conservation data

SNAP conservation priority: Yes

Threatened: Yes

Where to Find It

This species has been recorded in the following biodiversity reserves:

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
Trail among the rocks

La Peñarrosa

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

Porto Veloso

Tacuarembó

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