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Azorella

(Genus)

Overview

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Azorella t. minima

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

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.

Taxonomy

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The Genus Azorella is further organized into finer groupings including:

Sources

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Last Revised: April 26, 2010
2010/04/26 20:00:31