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.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Raoulia rubra being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Raoulia buchananii
- Raoulia eximia
- Raoulia mammillaris
- Raoulia bryoides
- Veronica thomsonii
- Raoulia australis
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Asterales
- Family
- Asteraceae
- Genus
- Raoulia
- Species
- Raoulia rubra
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