Description:A cushion-forming species making plants to 10cm or more in width
Habitat:above 2000m, mainly in stable screes and stony slopes, sometimes in Assured rock faces, both acid and alkaline
| 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 | 0 | Flowers sessil |