Species

Raoulia parkii

Etymology

Raoulia: Named after Étienne Fiacre Louis Raoul (23 July 1815–30 March 1852) who was a French naval surgeon and naturalist. He published a book Choix de plantes de la Nouvelle-Zélande ("Selected plants of New Zealand") in 1846. The genus was named after him by Joseph Hooker.

Common Name(s)

Celadon mat daisy

Current Conservation Status

2018 - At Risk - Declining

Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous vascular plants, 2012
The conservation status of all known New Zealand vascular plant taxa at the rank of species and below were reassessed in 2012 using the New Zealand Threat Classification System (NZTCS). This report includes a statistical summary and brief notes on changes since 2009 and replaces all previous NZTCS lists for vascular plants. Authors: Peter J. de Lange, Jeremy R. Rolfe, Paul D. Champion, Shannel P. Courtney, Peter B. Heenan, John W. Barkla, Ewen K. Cameron, David A. Norton and Rodney A. Hitchmough. File size: 792KB

Previous Conservation Status

2012 - Not Threatened
2009 - Not Threatened
2004 - Not Threatened

Qualifiers

2009 - EF

Authority

Raoulia parkii Buchanan

Family

Asteraceae

Flora Category

Vascular - Native

NVS Species Code

RAOPAR

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

Structural Class

Dicotyledonous Herbs - Composites

Synonyms

None

Distribution

South Island: east of the main divide.

Habitat

Upland to subalpine open places, rocky ground, in grassland and fellfield.

Features

Small daisy with creeping stems, forming tight to open mats. Branchlets erect. Leaves broad, 3-5mm long, 2mm wide, angled at midrib, spreading to recurved at tips and closely overlapping. Flower heads small, 4-7mm across. Plant covered with layers of pale-yellow to yellow-green hair (except near base), giving overall pale green appearance.

Similar Taxa

Raoulia subsericea, R. hookeri. R. parkii has distinctive pale green colour and leaves which are broader, firmer and more closely overlapping than R. subsericiea. R. subsericea is brighter green, R. hookeri is grey.

Flowering

No information

Flower Colours

Yellow

Fruiting

No information

Propagation Technique

Easily grown from rooted pieces. Likes freely draining soil and hot sunny conditions. Intolerant of humidity.

Threats

Not Threatened

Chromosome No.

2n = 84

Endemic Taxon

Yes

Endemic Genus

Yes

Endemic Family

No

 


This page last updated on 19 Dec 2014