Raoulia

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Raoulia
File:Raoulia glabra4.jpg
Raoulia glabra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Subfamily: Asteroideae
Tribe: Gnaphalieae
Genus: Raoulia
Hook.f. ex Raoul
Type species
Raoulia australis
Synonyms[1]
  • Psychrophyton Beauverd
  • Gnaphalium section Psychrophyton (Hook.f. ex Raoul) Baillon

Raoulia is a genus of New Zealand plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae.[2][3][4]

Many Raoulia species grow in alpine areas, forming very fine and dense growths.[5] These compact growths form large amorphous cushion-like masses with only the growing tips visible. Due to their shape and form, the plant clusters resemble sheep from afar, this giving them their alternate name, vegetable sheep.[6]

Haastia pulvinaris is another species of plant that is also known as vegetable sheep, and which grows in similar environments.

The range of some species, such as Raoulia beauverdii, includes coastal places.[7]

Taxonomy

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Species[1][8]
Formerly included[1]

Cultivation

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Slow spreading, flat rock garden plant with silver-gray, almost moss-like, foliage.

  • sun: full sun, part shade
  • height: 50 mm (2 in)
  • width: spreads to around 300 mm (1 ft).
  • water: regular
  • hardiness: −7 °C (20 °F) according to one source, 2 °C (35 °F) according to another
  • heat tolerance: unknown

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
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  3. ^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton ex Raoul, Étienne Fiacre Louis. 1846. Choix de plantes de la Nouvelle-Zelande page 20
  4. ^ Tropicos, Raoulia Hook. f. ex Raoul
  5. ^ Raoulia bryoides: Vegetable Sheep
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  8. ^ The Plant List search for Raoulia

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