Azorella

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iAzorella
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Apiales Family: Apiaceae Genus: Azorella Lam.
Species
About 70, including: Azorella caespitosa Azorella compacta Azorella diapensioides Azorella filamentosa Azorella fuegiana Azorella gummifera Azorella lycopodioides Azorella pedunculata Azorella selago Azorella trifurcata Azorella yareta

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 Oceans. 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 10 cm high.

Several species are grown as ornamental plants in rock gardens.