Description:Pulvinate semi-woody dwarf shrubs (cushion form) (Mangen pers comm); compact plants usually forming cushions (van Royen); Small and compact rosette- herbs,growing individually or in cushions up to 60 cm diam (flora malesiana 1993).
Habitat:alpine grasslands and bogs above 3350 m
| Form of cushion | C_F | Intermediate beetween C & F types |
| Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) |
| Variability | 2 | High variability |
| Root system | P | Single pivotal root |
| Woodiness | 1 | Woody at base |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0_1 | Intermediate |