Description: Herbs, perennial, forming dense cushions up to 10 cm in diam. Rhizome slender and many branched
Habitat: Alpine meadows, stony slopes, snow lines; 4300-5300 m.
Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) |
Variability | 0 | No variability |
Root system | NA | NA |
Woodiness | 0 | Herbaceaous |
Thorniness | 0 | No |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | 1 | Short peduncle |