Description:Leaves scarcely 2 mm. long, strongly dilated and fimbriate at the base, triquetrous toward the apex, obtuse; corolla limb 5-parted; anthers broadly ovate
Habitat:Lima: Alpamina, 4,500 meters (Weberbauer 5150, type).
| Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
| Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | NA | NA |
| Woodiness | 1 | Woody at base |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | NA | NA |