| Raoulia | |
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| Raoulia glabra | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 Hook.f. ex Raoul | |
| Synonyms | |
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Raoulia is a genus of New Zealand plants in the tribe Gnaphalieae within the family Asteraceae.
Many Raoulia species grow in alpine areas, forming very fine and dense growths. 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.
The range of some species, such as Raoulia beauverdii, includes coastal places.
Taxonomy
- Species
- Raoulia albosericea
- Raoulia apicinigra
- Raoulia australis
- Raoulia beauverdii
- Raoulia bryoides
- Raoulia buchananii
- Raoulia catipes
- Raoulia chiliastra
- Raoulia cinerea
- Raoulia eximia
- Raoulia glabra
- Raoulia goyenii
- Raoulia grandiflora
- Raoulia haastii
- Raoulia hectorii
- Raoulia hookeri
- Raoulia mammillaris
- Raoulia monroi
- Raoulia parkii
- Raoulia petriensis
- Raoulia planchonii
- Raoulia rubra
- Raoulia subsericea
- Raoulia subulata
- Raoulia tenuicaulis
- Raoulia youngii
- Formerly included
- Argyrotegium mackayi (Raoulia mackayi)
Cultivation
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
- Vegetable Lamb of Tartary (mythological plant)
References
- ^ Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
- Te Papa (Museum); Lehnebach, Carlos, eds. (2023). Flora: celebrating our botanical world. Wellington, New Zealand: Te Papa Press. p. 297. ISBN 978-1-9911509-1-2. OCLC 1409457791.
- 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
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