Description: Compactly cushion to hummock-forming from a much branched woody crown, eventually 4-6cm tall
Habitat: Argentina in the Andean foothills on high plateaux with other xerophytic cushion and hummock-forming plants at 600-1000m
Form of cushion | C_F | Intermediate beetween C & F 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 |