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Silverfern

Shrub type: Coniferous (Grows along the ground or other low surfaces.)

This modest-sized shrub grows up to 4 feet (1.2 meters) tall and lives for decades, with the oldest known specimen being around 188 years old. It is very resistant to disease and destructive insect infestation.

It has many slender, curved stems covered in rough, light gray bark, and the wood inside is white with black speckles.

The branches trail down to the ground that and are covered with large amounts of miniature, asymmetrical, leaves with smooth edges. The leaves themselves are either caramel or cream, with white lines, rigid and covered in fine hairs.

In mid-summer it produces many clusters of small, silver blossoms with stiff, pointed petals. They are hardy and have a delicate scent that smells like lemon.

In late autumn wide fruits ripen. The waxy green skin is thick and inedible, and the very soft pink flesh is bitter and dry. The beige seeds are tiny and are bunched at the top of the fruit.

The sap is edible and extremely spicy.
The sap is cyan.
It is suitable for making baskets and the like
It is bio-luminescent.