Description: Herbs perennial, cushionlike, 2-4 cm tall. Stems usually surpassing cushion, sparsely short appressed pubescent.
Habitat: Sand, rock piles, sunny foothills; 3400-4900 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 |