Description: intricately branched shrublet to 20cm or more in height by 40cm or more in spread, the branches more or less spine-tipped
Habitat: garigue, phrygana, dwarf shrub communities, rocky & open gravelly places, screes, flat clayey areas (alt. 0-2200 m)
Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
Compactness | 0 | Hollow, with canopy gaps |
Variability | 0 | No variability |
Root system | NA | NA |
Woodiness | 2 | Woody dwarf shrub |
Thorniness | 0_1 | Intermediate |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | NA | NA |