Description: Cushion plants, dense, 2-4 cm tall, with long thick roots; stems much branched, branches with dense thick leaf remnants.
Habitat: Gravelly places of alpine deserts 4700-5200 m.
Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) |
Variability | 0 | No variability |
Root system | NA | NA |
Woodiness | NA | NA |
Thorniness | 0 | No |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | NA | NA |