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.