Raoulia hookeri

Raoulia hookeri, also called scabweed and mat daisy, is a species of mat-forming plant.^[1][2]

Raoulia hookeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Asterales
Family:	Asteraceae
Genus:	Raoulia
Species:	R. hookeri
Binomial name
Raoulia hookeri Allan

Description

Raoulia hookeri is a mat-forming small perennial with tiny yellow flowers, and silver leaves. The flowers form in summer, and result in a daisy-like seed head.^[2]

Closeup of leaves

Distribution and habitat

A photo of Raoulia hookeri in habitat

Raoulia hookeri grows on both the North Island and the South Island of New Zealand. It can be found in montane to subalpine areas, particularly places of open ground such as grasslands and herbfields.^[2]

Etymology

Raoulia was named after Étienne Raoul (1815–1852), a French naval surgeon and naturalist. The specific epithet hookeri was named after Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker (1817–1911), who travelled under James Clark Ross in the Ross expedition and wrote a book on New Zealand flora.^[3]

Taxonomy

Raoulia hookeri contains the following varieties:

• Raoulia hookeri var. albosericea^[4]
• Raoulia hookeri var. hookeri^[1]
• Raoulia hookeri var. laxa^[1]
• Raoulia hookeri var. Makara