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 |