Description:Firmly cushion to loosely mat-forming up to 10cm high by 30-60cm wide ; Tight mats in exposed areas (http://www.eecrg.uib.no/projects/AGS_BotanyExp/CentralPatagonia/SpeciesList.pdf)
Habitat:maorland, feldmark and heath in gravelly, rocky and peaty soils
| Form of cushion | C_F | Intermediate beetween C & F 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 |