Azorella

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Azorella
Azorella compacta
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Subkingdom: Tracheobionta Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Apiales Family: Araliaceae Subfamily: Hydrocotyloideae Genus: Azorella Lam.
Species
including: Azorella caespitosa Azorella compacta Azorella diapensioides Azorella filamentosa Azorella fuegiana Azorella gummifera Azorella lycopodioides Azorella pedunculata Azorella selago Azorella trifurcata Azorella yareta
Synonyms
Apleura Phil. Fragosa Ruiz & Pav. Microsciadium Hook.f.

Azorella t. minima

Azorella is a genus 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.