FloraEndangered

Tunita

Parodia mueller-melchersii

A small globular cactus endemic to the hill country of Uruguay

Key Features

Habitat

Natural grassland/Grassland

Taxonomic classification

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Tracheophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Family: Cactaceae

Genus: Parodia

Technical conservation data

IUCN category: EN

CITES: II

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

Porto Veloso

Tacuarembó

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