Raoulia rubra

Raoulia rubra
Raoulia rubra in the Tararua Range

Not Threatened (NZ TCS)
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 southern North Island and northern South Island of New Zealand. Its common name in English is scabweed, although it is also sometimes called vegetable sheep.