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 |