Description: Cushion to small mat-forming, up to 15cm across, possibly more. Perennials; (cespitose); caudex branched (covered with per-sistent leaves, branches creeping, sometimes terminating in sterile rosettes); scapose.
Habitat: Talus slopes and alpine tundra; 2000-4000 m
Form of cushion | C_M | Intermediate beetween C & M types |
Compactness | 0_1 | Intermediate |
Variability | 0_1 | Intermediate |
Root system | P | Single pivotal root |
Woodiness | 0 | Herbaceaous |
Thorniness | 0 | No |
Succulence | 0 | No |
Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |