Silverbark Turquoisevine

This short shrub grows up to 1 foot (30.5 cm) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 154 years old. It is susceptible to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has many knobbly, straight stems covered in hard, rough, silver and white bark, and the wood inside is black with white speckles.

The branches trail down across the ground that and are covered with copious amounts of miniature, perforated, leaves with jagged edges. The leaves themselves are dark brown at the bottom and violet with turquoise edges at the top, delicate and sticky.

It produces copious amounts of small, brown flowers with circular petals with a tube-like floral cup. They detach easily and have a mildly strong scent that smells like rainy days. In late winter it forms largegold, winged seeds that float and land far away.