Flower
Cipura paludosa
Cipura paludosaCipura paludosa is a graceful neotropical geophyte celebrated for its pristine white blossoms that open at dawn and collapse by midday. Growing from a small underground bulb across seasonally wet savannas, it produces pleated, grass-like leaves that blend seamlessly into native pasture grasses. Underground carbohydrate reserves allow it to persist through severe dry seasons and rapidly sprout following fire or early seasonal rains.
GeophyteFloweringNeotropical
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Not EvaluatedConservation statusIUCN Red List categoriesLCNTVUENCREWEXNot Evaluated — not placed on the risk ladderRed List categories, explained →
Diet & preySunlight, Water, Soil minerals
Predators
- Grazing livestock
- Grasshoppers
- Lepidopteran caterpillars
ThreatsAgricultural intensification, invasive pasture grasses, and urban development
HabitatsSeasonally wet savannas, cerrados, damp grasslands, and open roadsides
Life spanPerennial (bulb persists for several years)
Classification
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyIridaceae
- GenusCipura
- SpeciesCipura paludosa
Range data is not available yet.
Interaction riskHigh
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- Why interaction risk is high
- Safe to observe at a normal distance.
Responsible observation
- Observation timing: Search during the early morning hours, as flowers wither by afternoon heat.
- Habitat spotting: Look along low-lying grassy verges and sandy depressions that retain moisture.
- Field photography: Angle your lens close to ground level to view the faint yellow markings inside.
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Same Family (c) Tomás Carranza Perales, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by
Same Family (c) Esteban Poveda, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by
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