Bolax gummifera is a species of flowering plant in the genus Bolax, found in the Patagonian Andes and the Falkland Islands.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Balsam-bog 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
- Pterygopappus lawrencei
- Abrotanella forsteroides
- Azorella compacta
- Azorella monantha
- Thylacospermum caespitosum
- Hectorella caespitosa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Apiales
- Family
- Apiaceae
- Genus
- Bolax
- Species
- Bolax gummifera
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