Raoulia rubra
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| Raoulia rubra | |
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| Raoulia rubra in the Tararua Range | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Raoulia |
| Species: | R. rubra |
| Binomial name | |
| Raoulia rubra Buchanan | |
Raoulia rubra is a cushion plant belonging to the family Asteraceae and is found in the mountains of the southern North Island and the northern South Island of New Zealand. Its common name in English is scabweed, although it is also sometimes called vegetable sheep.[1]
