Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of composite plants of the tribe Inuloideæ and subtribe Gnaphalieæ.
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- noun genus of low-growing mat-forming New Zealand plants; in some classifications includes species placed in genus Haastia
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In Denver, white clover, raoulia (Raoulia australis), mouse ear cerastium (Cerastium ssp.) and pennywort (Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides).
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In Texas, lippia (Lippia nodiflora), raoulia (Raoulia australis), Dymondia margaretae, and creeping lotus (Lotus corniculatus).
sionnach commented on the word raoulia
Raoulia is a genus of flowering alpine plants in the daisy family that exhibit very fine and dense growths. These compact growths form large amorphous cushion-like masses with only the growing tips visible. Due to their shape and form, the plant clusters resembles sheep from afar, this giving them their alternate name, vegetable sheep.
June 10, 2011