Flora

Lucilia acutifolia

Key Features

Habitat

Arenas

Taxonomic classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Tracheophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Family: Asteraceae

Genus: Lucilia

Where to Find It

This species has been recorded in the following biodiversity reserves:

Arteaga

Florida
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
Sandy shoreline with native vegetation

El Cerro

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

El Jabalí

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

El Retorno II

Tacuarembó
General landscape of the native forest at El Rosario

El Rosario

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

El Tala II

Tacuarembó
River and marshlands panorama

Esteros y Algarrobales del Río Uruguay

Río Negro
Open landscape of grassland and native forest

La Palma

Cerro Largo
Trail among the rocks

La Peñarrosa

Cerro Largo
Scattered yatay palms in the natural grassland at La Trinidad

La Trinidad

Río Negro
Horses on natural grassland

Los Gauchos

Lavalleja
Birds in flight over a lagoon

Mafalda Este

Río Negro

Palmares del Cuico

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

Porto Veloso

Tacuarembó
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Quiebrayugos I

Treinta y Tres
Panoramic view of the reserve area

Quiebrayugos II

Treinta y Tres
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Santa Carolina

Paysandú
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Sierra de los Ríos

Cerro Largo

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