Raoulia buchananii Kirk

Species

Angiosperms > Asterales > Asteraceae > Raoulia

Characteristics

Stock stout, woody, branches woody in lower parts, densely compacted, forming cushions up to 15 cm. or more diam., and 5 cm. or more tall. Lvs densely imbricate, 2.5-4 × 2-3 mm., broadly cuneate, truncate, apiculate, 1-nerved; dorsal surface with brush of long straight hairs near base, glab. in upper part; ventral surface glab. in lower portion, with brush of long straight hairs near and projecting beyond apex. Capitula up to 6 mm. diam.; inner phyll. lanceolate, c. 3 mm. long, acute, glab., ± ciliate near base. Florets 10-15, corolla dark crimson. Achenes barely 1 mm. long, clad in stiff hairs; pappus-hairs c. 2.5 mm. long, stiff.
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Germination duration (days) 30 - 90
Germination temperacture (C°) 12 - 15
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Distribution

Raoulia buchananii world distribution map, present in New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:241169-1
WFO ID wfo-0000002733
COL ID 4RJC3
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Synonyms

Psychrophyton buchanani Raoulia buchananii