Native Plants of Uruguay
139 plants are native to Uruguay in our database (native range from Kew's World Checklist of Vascular Plants). Explore the species below, then study them with region-filtered flashcards and quizzes.
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Uruguay's native flora
- Adiantum raddianummaidenhair fernPteridaceae
- Allionia incarnatatrailing windmillsNyctaginaceae
- Aloysia gratissimawhitebrushVerbenaceae
- Alternanthera philoxeroidesalligatorweedAmaranthaceae
- Anredera cordifoliamignonette vineBasellaceae
- Araujia sericiferamoth vineApocynaceae
- Avenella flexuosawavy hair-grassPoaceae
- Baccharis salicifoliamule fatAsteraceae
- Bidens laevissmooth beggarticksAsteraceae
- Bidens pilosahairy beggarticksAsteraceae
- Blechnum tabularetable mountain fernBlechnaceae
- Boehmeria cylindricafalse nettleUrticaceae
- Bothriochloa torreyanasilver bluestemPoaceae
- Bouteloua curtipendulasideoats gramaPoaceae
- Bowlesia incanahoary bowlesiaApiaceae
- Bromus catharticusrescue bromePoaceae
- Butia odoratajelly palmArecaceae
- Canna glaucawater cannaCannaceae
- Cardiospermum grandiflorumshowy balloon vineSapindaceae
- Cardiospermum halicacabumlesser balloon vineSapindaceae
- Celtis pallidaspiny hackberryCannabaceae
- Cenchrus spinifexcoastal sandburPoaceae
- Centrosema virginianumbutterfly peaFabaceae
- Ceratophyllum demersumcoontailCeratophyllaceae
- Cleome houtteanaspider flowerCleomaceae
- Commelina erectawhitemouth dayflowerCommelinaceae
- Cortaderia selloanapampas grassPoaceae
- Cortaderia selloana 'Pumila'dwarf pampas grassPoaceae
- Crassula connatasand pygmyweedCrassulaceae
- Cyperus eragrostistall flatsedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus esculentusyellow nutsedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus odoratusfragrant flatsedgeCyperaceae
- Cyperus polystachyosbunchy flat-sedgeCyperaceae
- Daucus pusillusAmerican wild carrotApiaceae
- Desmodium incanumcreeping beggarweedFabaceae
- Distichlis spicatasaltgrassPoaceae
- Distimake dissectusalamo vineConvolvulaceae
- Dodonaea viscosaakeakeSapindaceae
- Dodonaea viscosa 'Purpurea'purple hop bushSapindaceae
- Dolichandra unguis-caticatclaw vineBignoniaceae
- Drosera capillarispink sundewDroseraceae
- Dysphania ambrosioidesMexican teaAmaranthaceae
- Eclipta prostratafalse daisyAsteraceae
- Erechtites hieraciifoliusAmerican burnweedAsteraceae
- Erigeron bonariensisflax-leaved horseweedAsteraceae
- Erigeron floribundustall fleabaneAsteraceae
- Erigeron sumatrensistropical horseweedAsteraceae
- Erythrina crista-gallicockspur coral treeFabaceae
- Euphorbia hypericifoliadiamond frost euphorbiaEuphorbiaceae
- Euphorbia serpenscreeping spurgeEuphorbiaceae
- Evolvulus alsinoidestropical speedwellConvolvulaceae
- Evolvulus sericeussilky evolvulusConvolvulaceae
- Fimbristylis dichotomacommon fringe-rushCyperaceae
- Gamochaeta pensylvanicaPennsylvania cudweedAsteraceae
- Glandularia aristigerasouth American mock vervainVerbenaceae
- Gomphrena celosioidesprostrate globe-amaranthAmaranthaceae
- Gratiola peruvianaaustral brooklimePlantaginaceae
- Heliotropium amplexicaulefragrant heliotropeBoraginaceae
- Heliotropium curassavicumalkali heliotropeBoraginaceae
- Heliotropium indicumIndian heliotropeBoraginaceae