Description:Low firm cushion to hummock forming or mat-like contouring the ground or adjacent rocks
Habitat:in damp alpine turf or low vegetation and flushes with such plants as Hypsela, at 2500-5000m, lower in Patagonia
| Form of cushion | C_F | Intermediate beetween C & F types |
| Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) |
| Variability | 0_1 | Intermediate |
| Root system | R | Rhizomes |
| Woodiness | 0 | Herbaceaous |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |