Haastia pulvinaris
| Haastia pulvinaris | |
|---|---|
| Haastia pulvinaris in Nelson Lakes National Park | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Haastia |
| Species: | H. pulvinaris |
| Binomial name | |
| Haastia pulvinaris Laing | |
Haastia pulvinaris, or vegetable sheep, is a species of perennial alpine plant that grows in a bizarre, sheep-like formation on scree slopes in the South Island of New Zealand.
It is not actually a sheep; but from far away, the vegetable sheep can look like a flock of them on the rocky slopes where they live.