Raoulia bryoides


Raoulia bryoides is a species of sessile plant from New Zealand.

Description

A small flowering plant with gray leaves and yellow to off-white flowers. Raoulia byroides grows as if it were a moss - a prostrate, sessile growth that hugs the ground. That's one of the reasons it is named bryoides, too.

Range

New Zealand, only in the South Island in montane areas.

Habitat

Montane, alpine, and subalpine habitats.

Ecology

This plant often grows in communities near Raoulia grandiflora and Haastia pulvinaris.

Etymology

bryoides means 'moss-like' in Latin.