| Trochocarpa
cunninghamii is a common subalpine or rainforest
shrub. The leaves are alternate, but often arranged so that
the shoot is more or less flattened (especially when growing
as a rainforest understorey plant).
The foliage of this species is similar to that of T. gunnii,
however the latter species is usually quite large, whereas
T. cunninghamii is almost always a low growing,
often scrambling shrub. T. cunninghamii is more
common at high altitudes. T.
disticha has larger leaves.
It can also be confused with the rainforest Archeria
species, but those Archeria species have only
one vein visible on the underside of the leaf, whereas Trochocarpa
cunninghamii have about 5-7.
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