Description: Densely tufted to small mat-forming from a thick rootstock, with slender leafless flowering stems 2-4cm high (AGS); Herbs perennial, low, usually tufted and pulvinate (Flora China)
Habitat: Alpine meadows and rocky places; 3400--5200 m
Form of cushion | TC_M | Intermediate beetweenT C & M types |
Compactness | 0 | Hollow, with canopy gaps |
Variability | 0_1 | Intermediate |
Root system | P | Single pivotal root |
Woodiness | 0 | Herbaceaous |
Thorniness | 0 | No |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | 1 | Short peduncle |