Yareta

Yareta or llareta (in Spanish), known scientifically as Azorella compacta (historically Azorella yareta), is a velvety, chartreuse cushion plant in the family Apiaceae which is native to South America. It grows in the Puna grasslands of the Andes in Peru, Bolivia, northern Chile and western Argentina at altitudes between 3,200 and 5,250 metres (10,500 and 17,220 ft).

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Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Yareta being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Thylacospermum caespitosum
• Bolax gummifera
• Frankenia triandra
• Azorella monantha
• Pycnophyllum bryoides

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Apiales

Family

Apiaceae

Genus

Azorella

Species

Azorella compacta

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