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 |