Description: cespitose, cushion-forming perennials, caudices woody, covered by leaves of previous years
Habitat: unstabilized, fine sandy soil, rock crevices (ssp columbiana) or rass páramo (ssp ecuadoriana)
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 | 1 | Woody at base |
Thorniness | 0 | No |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | 1 | Short peduncle |