Flora of Argentina
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Flora of Argentina encompasses the diverse native and naturalized plant species found across Argentina’s varied ecosystems, from Andean forests and Patagonian steppes to subtropical jungles and Pampas grasslands.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flora of Argentina canonical | 3 |
Statements (64)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biodiversity of Argentina
ⓘ
flora ⓘ natural resource of Argentina ⓘ |
| continent | South America ⓘ |
| country | Argentina ⓘ |
| facesThreat |
agricultural expansion
ⓘ
climate change ⓘ deforestation ⓘ invasive plant species ⓘ overgrazing ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
high plant diversity
ⓘ
includes native and naturalized species ⓘ varies strongly with altitude ⓘ varies strongly with latitude ⓘ |
| hasEcosystem |
Andean forests
ⓘ
Chaco woodland ⓘ Monte desert ⓘ Pampas grasslands ⓘ Patagonian steppe ⓘ
surface form:
Patagonian shrublands
Patagonian steppe ⓘ Yungas forest ⓘ
surface form:
Yungas cloud forest
coastal dunes ⓘ high Andean puna ⓘ subtropical forests ⓘ wetlands of the Paraná River ⓘ |
| hasEndemicTaxa |
Andean-Patagonian forest endemics
ⓘ
many Patagonian endemics ⓘ |
| hasRepresentativeSpecies |
Araucaria
ⓘ
surface form:
Araucaria araucana
Austrocedrus ⓘ
surface form:
Austrocedrus chilensis
Bulnesia sarmientoi ⓘ Cereus aethiops ⓘ Cortaderia selloana ⓘ Erythrina crista-galli ⓘ Jacaranda mimosifolia ⓘ Luma apiculata ⓘ Maytenus boaria ⓘ Nothofagus antarctica ⓘ Nothofagus dombeyi ⓘ Nothofagus pumilio ⓘ nopal cactus ⓘ
surface form:
Opuntia sulphurea
Podocarpus ⓘ
surface form:
Podocarpus parlatorei
Prosopis species ⓘ
surface form:
Prosopis caldenia
Schinopsis balansae ⓘ Schinopsis balansae ⓘ
surface form:
Schinopsis lorentzii
Stipa tenuissima ⓘ Tipuana tipu ⓘ Echinopsis atacamensis (giant cactus) ⓘ
surface form:
Trichocereus terscheckii
|
| includesBiome |
cold desert and steppe biome
ⓘ
montane forest biome ⓘ subtropical rainforest biome ⓘ temperate grassland biome ⓘ wetland biome ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
livestock grazing in the Pampas
ⓘ
non-timber forest products ⓘ timber production in Andean forests ⓘ traditional medicine ⓘ |
| isInfluencedBy |
Andes
ⓘ
surface form:
Andes Mountains
Atlantic Ocean ⓘ cold arid climate in Patagonia ⓘ subtropical climate in the north ⓘ temperate climate in the center ⓘ |
| isProtectedBy |
national parks of Argentina
ⓘ
provincial reserves of Argentina ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf | botanical research in Argentina ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.