FloraThreatened

Macachín

Oxalis perdicaria

A herbaceous plant with yellow flowers, native to natural grasslands.

Key Features

Habitat

Forests

Taxonomic classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Tracheophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Family: Oxalidaceae

Genus: Oxalis

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

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
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
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
Scattered yatay palms in the natural grassland at La Trinidad

La Trinidad

Río Negro
Birds in flight over a lagoon

Mafalda Este

Río Negro
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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