Description:Perennials; caudex branched, (woody, pulvinate-cespitose, forming hard, hemispherical mats, basal parts covered with persistent leaf bases);
Habitat:Pinyon-juniper com-munities on nearly barren outcrops of Todilto Limestone; of conservation concern; 2200-2400 m;
| Form of cushion | TC_M | Intermediate beetweenT C & M types |
| Compactness | 1 | Compact, hard (peat-accumulating) |
| Variability | 0_1 | Intermediate |
| Root system | P | Single pivotal root |
| Woodiness | 1 | Woody at base |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | 0 | Flowers sessil |