Raoulia glabra
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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. glabra
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| Binomial name | |
| Raoulia glabra Hook.f.
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Raoulia glabra, or the mat daisy,[2] is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to New Zealand.[3]
Description
[edit]This species grows vegetative mats of dense leaves, spreading along the ground. It is a creeping shrub, and does not ascend vertically. The leaves are small and green. The flowers are white or yellow.[3] Both the leaves and the achenes are glabrous.[2]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Raoulia glabra is found across New Zealand, on both the North and South Island.[4] It is not threatened and has a wide distribution.[1] It grows in temperate zones.[5]
Ecology
[edit]Flowering for Raoulia glabra occurs in some places as late as March, after most other Raoulia species have finished flowering.[6] The flowers have been known to be visited by Lycaena boldenarum and Tachinid flies.[6]
Etymology
[edit]glabra is likely meant to indicate the leaves and achenes; glabra means 'hairless' in Latin.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]Raoulia glabra is most closely related to Raoulia subsericea and Raoulia hookeri.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "NZTCS". nztcs.org.nz. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ a b "Raoulia glabra Hook.f. - Biota of NZ". biotanz.landcareresearch.co.nz. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ a b c "Raoulia glabra". New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Raoulia glabra Hook.fil". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ "Raoulia glabra Hook.f. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 20 February 2025.
- ^ a b c Wilton, A (1997). An Evolutionary Investigation of the New Zealand Inuleae (Compositae): Stem Anatomy and Flowering Phenology. University of Canterbury.