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Nierembergia calycina

Perennial herb with showy flowers, belonging to the Solanaceae family

Key Features

Habitat

Natural grassland/Grassland

Taxonomic classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Tracheophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Family: Solanaceae

Genus: Nierembergia

Technical conservation data

SNAP conservation priority: Yes

Threatened: Yes

Where to Find It

This species has been recorded in the following biodiversity reserves:

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
Native forest and palm trees

Coquimbo

Soriano
Sandy shoreline with native vegetation

El Cerro

Río Negro
Butiá palms silhouetted against the sky above natural grassland

El Ombú

Río Negro
Stream and wetland

El Pucará

Paysandú
A quiet pool surrounded by native vegetation, with reflections on the water

El Refugio

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

La Rinconada

Tacuarembó
Scattered yatay palms in the natural grassland at La Trinidad

La Trinidad

Río Negro
Palm groves and open grassland

Palmares de las Cañas

Durazno
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Viraroes

Río Negro

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