Description:Herbs, perennial, erect, or subshrubs, forming loose cushions from a massive woody rootstock
Habitat:In gravel at river bottoms; [1700-]3600[-4400] m.
| Form of cushion | CL | Loose 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 | 0 | Flowers sessil |