Raoulia
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| Kingdom: | Plantae
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| (unranked): | Angiosperms
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| Tribe: | Gnaphalieae[1]
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| Genus: | Raoulia Hook.f. ex Raoul
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Raoulia is a genus of New Zealand plants in the pussy's-toes tribe within the daisy family.[2][3]
Many Raoulia species grow in alpine areas, forming very fine and dense growths.[4] 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.[5]
The range of some species, such as , includes coastal places.[6]
Taxonomy[]
- Formerly included[1]
- Argyrotegium mackayi (Raoulia mackayi)
Cultivation[]
Slow spreading, flat rock garden plant with silver-gray, almost moss-like, foliage.
- sun: full sun, part shade
- height: 2 inches
- width: spreads to around 1 ft.
- water: regular
- hardiness: 20 °F according to one source, 35 degrees F according to another
- heat tolerance: unknown
See also[]
- Vegetable Lamb of Tartary (mythological plant)
References[]
- ^ a b c d Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- ^ Hooker, Joseph Dalton ex Raoul, Étienne Fiacre Louis. 1846. Choix de plantes de la Nouvelle-Zelande page 20
- ^ Tropicos, Raoulia Hook. f. ex Raoul
- ^ Raoulia bryoides: Vegetable Sheep
- ^ "Vegetable sheep". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara. 1966. Archived from the original on 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ "Raoulia beauverdii". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
- ^ The Plant List search for Raoulia
Categories:
- Endemic flora of New Zealand
- Asteraceae genera
- Gnaphalieae
- Gnaphalieae stubs