Apiaceae

Apiaceae Lindl.

Large family of flowering plants, also known as Umbelliferae, including carrots, parsley, dill and some species adapted to alpine and arid climates. Some species form cushion plants of succulent appearance adapted to extreme altitude conditions.

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Azorelloideae

Laretia

Genus of cushion plants in the Apiaceae family, adapted to the Andes of Chile and Argentina. They form dense compact cushions that blend with rocks at the heights of the Puna and the Andean cordillera. Their extremely slow growth makes them among the longest-lived plants in the world.

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