Donatia novae-zelandiae
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Donatia novae-zelandiae is a species of mat-forming cushion plant, found only in New Zealand and Tasmania.[1] Common names can include New Zealand Cushion or Snow Cushion,[2] 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.[3][4]
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Donatia novae-zelandiae | |
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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 | |
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Donatia novae-zelandiae is one of two species in the genus Donatia, which is the only genus in the family Donatiaceae.[3]