Azorella

Azorella
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Azorella compacta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Apiales
Family:	Apiaceae
Subfamily:	Hydrocotyloideae
Genus:	Azorella Lam.
Species
including: Azorella caespitosa Azorella compacta Azorella diapensioides Azorella filamentosa Azorella fuegiana Azorella gummifera Azorella lycopodioides Azorella macquariensis Azorella pedunculata Azorella selago Azorella trifurcata Azorella yareta
Synonyms
Apleura Phil. Fragosa Ruiz & Pav. Microsciadium Hook.f.

Azorella is a genus of about 70 species of flowering plants in the family Apiaceae, native to South America, New Zealand and the islands of the Southern Ocean.

They are low-growing dwarf mat-forming plants growing in high exposure on mountains and subantarctic coasts; with great age they may form rounded mounds of foliage up to 1 m high but are usually less than 1 dm high. Several species are grown as ornamental plants in rock gardens.