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{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}} |
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| image = Chareta (Bolax Gummifera) mound on Carelo Island, Ushuaia, Argentina.jpg |
| image = Chareta (Bolax Gummifera) mound on Carelo Island, Ushuaia, Argentina.jpg |
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| image_caption = ''Bolax gummifera'', known as '' |
| image_caption = ''Bolax gummifera'', known as ''chareta'' |
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| taxon = Bolax |
| taxon = Bolax |
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| authority = [[Philibert Commerçon|Comm.]] ex [[Antoine Laurent de Jussieu|Juss.]] |
| authority = [[Philibert Commerçon|Comm.]] ex [[Antoine Laurent de Jussieu|Juss.]] |
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Latest revision as of 20:41, 12 August 2024
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| Bolax gummifera, known as chareta | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Apiales |
| Family: | Apiaceae |
| Subfamily: | Azorelloideae |
| Genus: | Bolax Comm. ex Juss. |
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Bolax is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae.[2] Two species are currently accepted by Plants of the World Online.[1] It is endemic to temperate South America.[3]
It resembles moss, but is firm and prickly and tends to grow in mounds. It can be found in Tierra del Fuego and on the Falkland Islands.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bolax". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved June 7, 2022.
- ^ "Bolax gummifera Bolax PFAF Plant Database". pfaf.org. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "Bolax (Azorella) gummifera". Xera Plants. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ "Bolax gummifera". Edrom Nurseries. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
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