Description:Herbs pulvinate, 0.5--2 cm tall; caudex many branched, to 3 mm diam.
Habitat:Moist gravelly meadows, limestone rock crevices; 4200-4600 m. NW Yunnan (Dêqên Xian: Baima Shan).
| 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 | 0 | Herbaceaous |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |