2006-08-01 19:26:41 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany
It is Raoulia from Compositae. Principally applied to R. mammillaris and R. eximia, which as densely compacted, rounded cushion plants grow to several feet across and sometimes 2 ft high.
http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/V/VegetableSheep/VegetableSheep/en
http://www.bylandwaterandair.com/photos/vegetable_sheep.php
http://www.teararoa.org.nz/Images/SouthIsld/vegetable_sheep.jpg
http://www.onjix.com/ryu/homepage/image/milford/thumb/t-064vegetable_sheep.jpg
2006-08-01 21:39:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 0⤋
Haastia pulvinaris or vegetable sheep
Found in the South Island; in the drier mountains of south east Nelson and in Marlborough. (Which has a droughty climate and hot summers/cold winters.) Grows from 4,500 to 6500 feet,on partly stable fellfield and where the base rock (greywacke) is being shattered. Also found in stable rock debris but is absent from mobile scree.
Raoulia can do quite well on shingly riverbeds - even surviving flooding, but it needs the skinny diet and the reflected heat to keep its tight form. About the best it gets in fertiliser is rabbit or hare droppings...
In the lower areas, with more moisture, it tends to flop, sprawl, and rot.
Can't help with seed, sorry, but I can imagine how fascinating it could be to have such a 'sheep' in the cool glasshouse!
2006-08-02 06:40:33 · answer #2 · answered by PrAt 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Is it sort of like a tofu turkey?
Seriously, it's a
"plant that looks like sheep: a plant of the daisy family that has dense foliage and white flowers that make it resemble sheep from a distance. Native to: New Zealand uplands. "
Hey, I was in N.Z. last year and I all I saw were the real sheep!
2006-08-02 02:30:29 · answer #3 · answered by ♪ ♫ ☮ NYbron ☮ ♪ ♫ 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
* Some of the most striking plants on rocky mountains.
* Species of Raoulia, belonging to the Compositae family.
* R. mammillaris and R. eximia
* Densely compacted, rounded cushion plants grow to several feet across and sometimes 2 ft high
2006-08-02 06:10:07 · answer #4 · answered by Vonne 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
lambs quarter
2006-08-02 19:46:45 · answer #5 · answered by ISU 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
its cauliflower
2006-08-02 02:37:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋