Raoulia rubra
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| Raoulia rubra | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Raoulia |
| Species: | R. rubra
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| Binomial name | |
| Raoulia rubra Buchanan
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Raoulia rubra is a cushion plant belonging to the family Asteraceae and is found in the mountains of southern North Island and northern South Island, New Zealand. Its common name is scabweed. Although the whitish cushion can be two feet (60 cm ) wide it is only 25 mm (one inch) thick and looks like a lichen. The scattered tiny flowers are red.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Hogan, Sean (2004). Flora - The Gardener's Bible. Willoughby, New South Wales: Global Book Pub. Pty. Ltd. p. 1133 incl photo. ISBN 1-74048-097-X.