Montitega dealbata is a dense mat-forming plant native to Tasmania and New Zealand.

The whitish underside of the 3–5mm long and 1–2mm wide leaves distinguish this species from the similar alpine plant Pentachondra pumila.

[4][5] M. dealbata is a small prostrate woody shrub, part of the Ericaceae family, that forms dense, cushion-like mats of up to 400mm wide and 30mm tall.

The leaves are imbricate, or overlapping, coriaceous, or leather-like, free from hair, and form a narrow elliptic or oblong shape.

[2] In 2010, Montitega dealbata was identified to have no close relationship with the Cyathodes, and instead is a sister species to Monotoca genus.