Donatia novae-zelandiae

Donatia novae-zelandiae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Stylidiaceae
Genus: Donatia
Species:
D. novae-zelandiae
Binomial name
Donatia novae-zelandiae

Donatia novae-zelandiae is a species of mat-forming cushion plant, found only in New Zealand and Tasmania. Common names can include New Zealand cushion or snow cushion, however snow cushion also refers to Iberis sempervirens. Donatia novae-zelandiae forms dense spirals of thick, leathery leaves, creating a hardy plant that typically exists in alpine and subalpine bioclimatic zones.

Donatia novae-zelandiae is one of two species in the genus Donatia, which is the only genus in the family Donatiaceae.