Description:Herbs perennial, forming compact cushions ca. 10 cm tall, consisting of many tightly aggregated leaf rosettes.
Habitat:Exposed limestone cliffs; 3700--4000 m.
| Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
| Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | NA | NA |
| Woodiness | 0 | Herbaceaous |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |