Description: moss-like subshrub 5ch high, creeping and forming a dense mat, sometimes branching prolifically and forming a soft cushion (Heads 1990); Small cushion-forming, to 10cm in diameter. Leaves 2-3mm long, ovate oblong to triangular, ciliate with a terminal hai
Habitat: in montane to subalpine grassland and fellfield
Form of cushion | F_M | Intermediate beetween F & M types |
Compactness | 0 | Hollow, with canopy gaps |
Variability | 1 | Variability |
Root system | NA | NA |
Woodiness | 2 | Woody dwarf shrub |
Thorniness | 0 | No |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |