Ewartia meredithiae

The close branching of shoots, short internodes and tightly packed stems cause the characteristic hemispherical shape of a cushion plant species. It can spread approximately 1 metre in diameter with its adventitious roots forming at various points along the prostrate branches. The leaves are silver grey in colour with rust-coloured hairs. In shape, the leaves are broadly oval and approximately 10mm long. At the ends of the branches, small, white, papery flower heads occur in summer. This morphology allows this species to be very frost tolerant.