Bolax

Bolax
	Bolax gummifera, known as Chareta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Genus:	Bolax; Comm. ex Juss.
Species
	including: Bolax caespitosa; Bolax gummifera;

Bolax is a genus of flowering plant in the Apiaceae, with 4 or 5 species. It is endemic to temperate South America.

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.

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