About the reserve
The Reserve includes the "Del Mortero" hill, located near Valle Edén, where ravine forests with natural waterfalls, hill forest, natural grasslands, tall grasslands and scrubland are conserved.
Key features
Biodiversity recorded in Porto Veloso
Featured species
Featured species of Porto Veloso
Ratonera Aperdizada
Cistothorus platensis
ThreatenedA very small bird with streaked brown plumage and a high-pitched song. It inhabits tall grasslands. Its main threats are burning, overgrazing and the loss of grasslands. It is recommended to avoid burning and abrupt grassland management.
Clavel del aire de flor blanca
Tillandsia uruguayensis
A native epiphyte with white flowers, growing on rocks and trees
Tunita
Parodia mueller-melchersii
EndangeredA small globular cactus endemic to the hill country of Uruguay
Cypella de Osten
Cypella osteniana
ThreatenedA bulbous plant with showy yellow flowers, endemic to the region
Porto Veloso in pictures
Landscapes and biodiversity of this reserve
