Description:Subshrubby cushion-former, 10-25cm high by up to 1m. across in the wild
Habitat:locally abundant element of the dry windswept cushion steppe flora of the upper Rio Santa Cruz, at 0-1000m
| Form of cushion | C_F | Intermediate beetween C & F types |
| Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) |
| Variability | 0_1 | Intermediate |
| Root system | NA | NA |
| Woodiness | 1 | Woody at base |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |