Description: Pulvinate semi-woody dwarf shrubs (cushion form) (Mangen pers comm); very small to small, up to 7 cm high herbs, rosular, sometimes forming cushions or hard flat hummocks (van Royen); Rosette plants with firm taproot, solitary or in cushions (flora males
Habitat: alpine grasslands 2700-4150m
Form of cushion | C_F | Intermediate beetween C & F types |
Compactness | 0_1 | Intermediate |
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 |