Description: Herbs perennial, forming dense cushions; Neatly cushion-forming, to 15cm or more wide, older plants spreading to form mats (AGS)
Habitat: In rock crevices, gravelly slopes, dry meadows; 3000-4800 m
Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) |
Variability | 0 | No variability |
Root system | P | Single pivotal root |
Woodiness | 0 | Herbaceaous |
Thorniness | 0 | No |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | 1 | Short peduncle |