Raoulia hookeri
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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. hookeri
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| Binomial name | |
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Raoulia hookeri, also called scabweed and mat daisy, is a species of mat-forming plant.[1][2]
Description
[edit]Raoulia hookeri is a mat-forming small perennial with tiny yellow flowers, and silver leaves. The flowers form in summer, and result in a daisy-like seed head.[2]
Distribution and habitat
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Raoulia hookeri grows on both the North Island and the South Island of New Zealand. It can be found in montane to subalpine areas, particularly places of open ground such as grasslands and herbfields.[2]
Etymology
[edit]Raoulia was named after Étienne Raoul (1815–1852), a French naval surgeon and naturalist. The specific epithet hookeri was named after Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817–1911), who travelled under James Clark Ross in the Ross expedition and wrote a book on New Zealand flora.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]Raoulia hookeri contains the following varieties:
- Raoulia hookeri var. albosericea[4]
- Raoulia hookeri var. hookeri[1]
- Raoulia hookeri var. laxa[1]
- Raoulia hookeri var. Makara
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Scabweed mat daisy (Raoulia hookeri)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
- ^ a b c Eadie, Fiona (2014). 100 best native plants for New Zealand gardens (Revised ed.). Random House New Zealand. pp. 385–387. ISBN 9781775536512.
- ^ "Raoulia hookeri var. hookeri". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- ^ "Volcanic Plateau Raoulia (Raoulia albosericea)". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2024-08-13.
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