News - March 2019
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Plants, flowers and fruits | |
False loosestrife
Ludwigia bonariensis ![]() © Carlos González Ledo
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False loosestrife
Ludwigia bonariensis ![]() © Carlos González Ledo
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Alligator flag
Thalia geniculata ![]() © Carlos González Ledo
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Wild pea
Vigna adenantha ![]() © Cora Rimoldi
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Jerusalem thorn
Parkinsonia aculeata ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Mule fat
Baccharis salicifolia ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Pigeon-berry
Rivina humilis ![]() © Cora Rimoldi
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Pigeon-berry
Rivina humilis ![]() © Cora Rimoldi
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Creeping spotflower
Acmella decumbens ![]() © Carlos González Ledo
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Grindelia pulchella
Grindelia pulchella ![]() © Carlos González Ledo
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Red wing
Heteropteris angustifolia ![]() © Cora Rimoldi
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Pink Pavonia
Pavonia hastata ![]() © Javier González
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Larger bur-marigold
Bidens laevis ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Pampas grass
Cortadera selloana ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Cuphea fruticosa
Cuphea fruticosa ![]() © Carlos González Ledo
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Water hyacinth
Eichhornia azurea ![]() © Carlos González Ledo
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Balloon vine
Cardiospermum grandiflorum ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Balloon vine
Cardiospermum grandiflorum ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Balloon vine
Cardiospermum grandiflorum ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Common moth vine
Araujia sericifera ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Common moth vine
Araujia sericifera ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Common moth vine
Araujia sericifera ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Lantana megapotamica
Lantana megapotamica ![]() © Gustavo F. Brahamian
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White brush
Aloysia gratissima ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Brazilian arnica
Solidago chilensis ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Brazilian arnica
Solidago chilensis ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Blue anise sage
Salvia guaranitica ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Bugweed
Solanum granulosum leprosum ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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American pokeweed
Phytolacca americana ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Lantana
Lantana camara ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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White cedar
Melia azedarach ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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White cedar
Melia azedarach ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Yellow Oleander
Thevetia peruviana ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Indian shot
Canna indica ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Moonflower
Ipomoea alba ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Moonflower
Ipomoea alba ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Graham's cassava
Manihot grahamii ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Dandelion
Taraxacum officinalis ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Wild teasel
Dipsacus fullonum ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Tipu tree
Tipuana tipu ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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The Giant Rail is a rallid which is a poor swimmer. It is more terrestrial and is not associated to water like some other rallids such as gallinules, crakes and coots. Rallids' body is laterally compressed and have a very flexible skeleton to slip through vegetation unheard.
Luehea divaricata
Luehea divaricata ![]() 2-3-19 © Sergio Piazza
![]() 2-3-19 © Sergio Piazza
![]() 2-3-19 © Sergio Piazza
It belongs to the family Tiliaceae. It is appropriate as an urban street tree. It loses its leaves in autumn and winter, which let the sun and light in and in the hot season its dense crown provides shade. It does not lift sidewalks. It is more than 6 meters hight. Its leaves are simple and alternate. Flowers are rosy. Frutis open in 5 parts when ripe It is called azotacaballo (horse whipper) in Spanish since flexible branches were used to beat the horse. |
The ponds
24-2-19 © Cora Rimoldi
24-2-19 © Cora Rimoldi
The two upper videos show the Gull Pond from one side to the other. The first one was taken from one window in the vegetation nearer Viamonte. The second one form the viewpoint which is some meters away from the Middle Path. One month to change the season the pond still keeps much water, unlike last year when it practically dried due to lack of rainfalls.
24-2-19 © Cora Rimoldi
Taken from one of the main viewpoints we can see this pond with water too. A very benevolent summer favoured this situation.
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It lives in fresh water environments. It rarely leaves water. It feeds on insects and tadpoles. Get near to the fountain at the Viamonte end, look attentively and you will find them.
Pampas grass
Cortaderia selloana Native to the region of Plata, the pampas grass is very common in the reserve. It is a marsh plant and may form tussocks called cortaderal.
![]() 24-8-2002 © Roberto Ares
It is a clump with slender and arched leaves and flowering stems which reach 3m high. The leaves are serrated and sharp.
![]() 2-4-05 © Roberto Ares
The stems end in showy dense panicles. The flowers may be rose-violacious or white-beige. They silky and feathery.
![]() 24-2-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
![]() 24-2-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Abren a fines del verano o principios de otoño.
![]() 9-2-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
![]() 9-2-19 © J. Simón Tagtachian
Seeds are appreciated by rufous-collared and house sparrows among others.
![]() 27-3-15 © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Flora | |
Brazilian arnica
Solidago chilensis ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Cattai
Typha sp ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Cow's foot
Bauhinia forficata ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Acacia bonariensis
Acacia bonariensis ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Passion flower
Passiflora coerulea ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Pavonia sepium
Pavonia sepium ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Grindelia pulchella
Grindelia pulchella ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Whitemouth dayflower
Commelina erecta ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Longflower evening primrose
Oenothera affinis ![]() © Carlos González Ledo
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Cestrum euanthes
Cestrum euanthes ![]() © Cora Rimoldi
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Carnations of the air
Tillandsia aeranthos ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Old man's beard
Clematis montevidensis ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Large bur-marigold
Bidens laevis ![]() © Cora Rimoldi
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Zephir lily
Zephyrantes candida ![]() © Carlos González Ledo
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Yellow bird of paradise
Caesalpinia gilliessii ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Phytolacca dioica
Phytolacca dioica ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Fiddlewood
Citharexylum montevidense ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Tree tobacco
Nicotiana glauca ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Buttercup tree
Senna corymbosa ![]() © J. Simón Tagtachian
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Curtain ivy
Cissus verticillata ![]() © Cora Rimoldi
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