''Azorella'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...

s in the family

Apiaceae Apiaceae or Umbelliferae is a family of mostly aromatic flowering plants named after the type genus '' Apium'' and commonly known as the celery, carrot or parsley family, or simply as umbellifers. It is the 16th-largest family of flowering plan ...

, native to South America, New Zealand, southeastern Australia, and the islands of the

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. 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 plant Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that ...

s in rock gardens.

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted 58 species: *'' Azorella acaulis'' (Cav.) Drude *'' Azorella albovaginata'' (Gillies & Hook.) G.M.Plunkett & A.N.Nicolas *'' Azorella allanii'' (Cheeseman) G.M.Plunkett & A.N.Nicolas *'' Azorella ameghinoi'' Speg. *'' Azorella andina'' (Phil.) Drude *'' Azorella aretioides'' (Kunth) Willd. ex DC. *'' Azorella biloba'' (Schltdl.) Wedd. *'' Azorella boelckei'' (Mathias & Constance) G.M.Plunkett & A.N.Nicolas *'' Azorella burkartii'' (Mathias & Constance) G.M.Plunkett & A.N.Nicolas *'' Azorella cockaynei'' Diels *'' Azorella colensoi'' (Domin) G.M.Plunkett & A.N.Nicolas *''

Azorella compacta __NOTOC__ Yareta or llareta (''Azorella compacta'', known historically as ''Azorella yareta'', from ''yarita'' in the Quechua language) is a velvety, chartreuse cushion plant in the family Apiaceae which is native to South America. It grows in ...

'' Phil. *'' Azorella corymbosa'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. *'' Azorella crassipes'' Phil. *'' Azorella crenata'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. *'' Azorella cryptantha'' (Clos) Reiche *'' Azorella cuatrecasasii'' Mathias & Constance *'' Azorella diapensioides'' A.Gray *'' Azorella diversifolia'' Clos *'' Azorella echegarayi'' (Hieron.) G.M.Plunkett & A.N.Nicolas *'' Azorella exigua'' (Hook.f.) Drude *'' Azorella filamentosa'' Lam. *'' Azorella fragosea'' (F.Muell.) Druce *'' Azorella fuegiana'' Speg. *'' Azorella haastii'' (Hook.f.) Drude *'' Azorella hallei'' (Skottsb.) G.M.Plunkett & A.N.Nicolas *'' Azorella hookeri'' Drude *'' Azorella hydrocotyloides'' (Hook.f.) Kirk *'' Azorella julianii'' Mathias & Constance *'' Azorella lyallii'' (J.B.Armstr.) G.M.Plunkett & A.N.Nicolas *'' Azorella lycopodioides'' Gaudich. *''

Azorella macquariensis ''Azorella macquariensis'', also known as Macquarie azorella or Macquarie cushions, is a species of cushion plant endemic to Australia’s subantarctic Macquarie Island. It was referred to the more widely distributed ''Azorella selago'' until 19 ...

'' Orchard *'' Azorella madreporica'' Clos *'' Azorella microphylla'' (Cav.) G.M.Plunkett & A.N.Nicolas *'' Azorella monantha'' Clos *'' Azorella monteroi'' S.Martínez & Constance *'' Azorella multifida'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. *'' Azorella nitens'' Petrie *'' Azorella nivalis'' Phil. *'' Azorella pallida'' (Kirk) Kirk *'' Azorella patagonica'' Speg. *'' Azorella pedunculata'' (Spreng.) Mathias & Constance *'' Azorella polaris'' (Hombr. & Jacquinot) G.M.Plunkett & A.N.Nicolas *'' Azorella prolifera'' (Cav.) G.M.Plunkett & A.N.Nicolas *'' Azorella pulvinata'' Wedd. *'' Azorella ranunculus'' d'Urv. *'' Azorella robusta'' (Kirk) G.M.Plunkett & A.N.Nicolas *'' Azorella roughii'' (Hook.f.) Kirk *'' Azorella ruizii'' G.M.Plunkett & A.N.Nicolas *'' Azorella schizeilema'' G.M.Plunkett & A.N.Nicolas *''

Azorella selago ''Azorella selago'' is a species of cushion plant native to the sub-Antarctic islands of the Southern Ocean, including the Crozet Islands, the Possession Islands, the Heard Island and McDonald Islands, the Kerguelen Islands, and the Prince Edward ...

'' Hook.f. *'' Azorella spinosa'' (Ruiz & Pav.) Pers. *'' Azorella triacantha'' (Griseb.) Mart.Fernández & C.I.Calviño *'' Azorella trifoliolata'' Clos *'' Azorella trifurcata'' (Gaertn.) Pers. *'' Azorella trisecta'' (H.Wolff) Mart.Fernández & C.I.Calviño *'' Azorella ulicina'' (Gillies & Hook.) G.M.Plunkett & A.N.Nicolas *'' Azorella valentini'' (Speg.) Mart.Fernández & C.I.Calviño

References

Apiaceae genera Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck {{Apiaceae-stub