Description:Densely tufted, in time becoming woody-based, forming cushions up to 20cm in diameter in the wild
Habitat:on north-facing limestone chffs. From a distance, plants resemble Dionysia viscidula which occurs in the same habitat
| Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
| Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | P | Single pivotal root |
| Woodiness | NA | NA |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |