Description: Pulvinate semi-woody dwarf shrubs (cushion form) (Mangen, pers com); Rosettes growing in cushions of up to 40 cm diam. and 30 cm high (Flora malesiana 1993)
Habitat: Alpine grassland and stony places 3850-4600m
Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
Compactness | 0 | Hollow, with canopy gaps |
Variability | 0 | No variability |
Root system | P | Single pivotal root |
Woodiness | 1 | Woody at base |
Thorniness | 0 | No |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | 1 | Short peduncle |