cushion plant
The cushion plant
In New Zealand, there grows a plant that looks like a cushion made of
white sheep’s wool. It’s called a cushion plant. And sometimes it’s
called a vegetable sheep.
A cushion plant is made up of thousands of tiny stems with millions of
little leaves. The leaves are covered with tiny hairs, and that’s what
gives the plant its woolly look. The stems grow together so closely that
they look like one big white lump.
You could even sit on a cushion plant if you wished. But you would be
surprised. It isn’t a bit soft—it’s as hard as a rock!
