Raoulia

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

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Eudicots

Clade:Asterids

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Raoulia
Raoulia glabra
Scientific 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 Hook.f. ex Raoul
Synonyms[1]
Psychrophyton Beauverd Gnaphalium section Psychrophyton (Hook.f. ex Raoul) Baillon

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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]

Haastia pulvinaris is another species of plant in the aster family that is also known as vegetable sheep, and which grows in similar environments.

The range of some species, such as Raoulia beauverdii, includes coastal places.^[7]