Description:Pulvinate, scapose perennials with cushions 10–30 cm diam., densely silvery pubescent throughout; trichomes sessile, stellate, 0.08–0.13 mm diam., not webbed, with 16 to 22 ultimate branches; caudex thick, woody, with numerous branches covered with leaf r
Habitat:4000 m
| Form of cushion | C | Hemispherical (dome shaped) cushion |
| Compactness | 0_1 | Intermediate |
| Variability | 0 | No variability |
| Root system | P | Single pivotal root |
| Woodiness | 1 | Woody at base |
| Thorniness | 0 | No |
| Succulence | 0 | No |
| Flowers | NA | NA |