| Raoulia glabra | |
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| Raoulia glabra in bloom | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Raoulia |
| Species: | R. glabra |
| Binomial name | |
| Raoulia glabra Hook.f. | |
Raoulia glabra, or the mat daisy, [2] is a species of flowering plant that is endemic to New Zealand. [3]
This species grows vegetative mats of dense leaves, spreading along the ground. It is a creeping shrub, and does not ascend vertically. The leaves are small and green. The flowers are white or yellow. [3] Both the leaves and the achenes are glabrous. [2]
Raoulia glabra is found across New Zealand, on both the North and South Island. [4] It is not threatened and has a wide distribution. [1] It grows in temperate zones. [5]
Flowering for Raoulia glabra occurs in some places as late as March, after most other Raoulia species have finished flowering. [6] The flowers have been known to be visited by Lycaena boldenarum and Tachinid flies. [6]
glabra is likely meant to indicate the leaves and achenes; glabra means 'hairless' in Latin. [3]
Raoulia glabra is most closely related to Raoulia subsericea and Raoulia hookeri. [6]
