Brownfern

This short shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for around 16 years. It is very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has dozens of thick, angular stems covered in very thick, cracked, brown-green speckled bark, and the wood inside is pale brown.

The branches are very short and slender with hundreds of twigs that and are covered with large amounts of giant, asymmetrical, leaves with tattered edges. The leaves themselves are dark green at the bottom and beige with green patches at the top, light and rough.

It produces large amounts of medium-sized, silver flowers with shield-shaped shaped petals. They are sturdy and have an intense scent that smells like soap. In late spring it forms smalldark green berries.