Description:Mat to low cushion-forming eventually to 20 or 30cm across (AGS); low caespitose-pulvinate perennial +/- woody at base (Davis)
Habitat:scree, rock crevices and rocky steppe country at 1250-2700m
| Form of cushion | F_M | Intermediate beetween F & M types |
| Compactness | 0 | Hollow, with canopy gaps |
| Variability | 0_1 | Intermediate |
| Root system | P | Single pivotal root |
| Woodiness | 0_1 | Intermediate |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |