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Raoulia eximia Hook.f. trib. Gnaphalieae 
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FamilyASTERACEAE
Genus speciesRaoulia eximia Hook.f. trib. Gnaphalieae
BibliographyHandb. N. Zeal. Fl.: 149 (1864)
Native RangeNew Zealand
Primary BiomeSubalpine
Habitatgrassland and rocks
Altitude1000-1800m
Descriptionleaves grey-green, oblong-oblanceolate, obtuse, apically densely lanate, capitula in centre of leaf rosette, tubular, 5-6mm long, phyllaries linear, 3-4mm long
Size5-10cm
Colorred
Bloomsummer
Ca
Typesubshrub
Cultivationrock crevices with favourable water regime, eastern slopes
alpine house, poor, drained soil, shading in summer
Propagationseed in spring, barely covered, germ. 1 month, 13-20°C
cuttings in late summer
SynonymsPsychrophyton eximium (Hook.f.) Beauverd
Raoulia brownii Kirk
Territory5 Australasia
     51 New Zealand (NZS New Zealand South)
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