Bolax gummifera

• Yareta

 

Bolax gummifera is an evergreen, perennial plant forming a dense cushion of growth usually around 20 - 30cm in diameter, though older plants up to 120cm in diameter are known.

The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and possibly also as a food.

 

Scientific classification:

Kingdom:Plantae

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Asterids

Order:Apiales

Family:Apiaceae

Subfamily:Azorelloideae

Genus:Bolax

 

Syn: Azorella caespitosa

 

Glaciar Martial, Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina

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