Description: Herbs perennial, cushionlike, small, 5-8 cm in diam., 2.5-3.5 cm tall. Rhizomes much branched; loose cushion (Birks 2009)
Habitat: rocks of mountain slopes; ca. 4000 m.
Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
Compactness | 0 | Hollow, with canopy gaps |
Variability | 0 | No variability |
Root system | R | Rhizomes |
Woodiness | 0 | Herbaceaous |
Thorniness | 0 | No |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | 1 | Short peduncle |