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

Raoulia
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

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]

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
  2. ^ 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.
  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
  6. ^ "Vegetable sheep". An Encyclopaedia of New Zealand. Te Ara. 1966. Archived from the original on 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
  7. ^ "Raoulia beauverdii". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
  8. ^ The Plant List search for Raoulia