Raoulia facts for kids
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| Raoulia glabra | |
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Raoulia
Hook.f. ex Raoul
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| Raoulia australis 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.
Raoulia 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.
Taxonomy
- 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
see Argyrotegium
- Raoulia mackayi - Argyrotegium 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
In Spanish: Raoulia para niños
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