Donatia novaezelandiae

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....read more on Wikipedia.