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Bolax
Sign in to saveBolax is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. Two species are currently accepted by Plants of the World Online. It is endemic to temperate South America.
Species
FamilyApiaceae
Native toArgentina South, Chile South, Falkland Is.
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 81
- With media
- 10
- Family
- Scarabaeidae
- Collections
- KU, MO, UPRM, NHMUK, TAMU
- Recorded in
- Panama, Argentina, Chile, Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana, Brazil
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Bolax is a genus of flowering plant in the family Apiaceae. Two species are currently accepted by Plants of the World Online. It is endemic to temperate South America.
It resembles moss, but is firm and prickly and tends to grow in mounds. It can be found in Tierra del Fuego and on the Falkland Islands.
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