Description:Hard cushion or carpet-forming; woody cushion (http://www.eoearth.org/article/Southern_Andean_steppe?topic=49597)
Habitat:on summit flats, rocky slopes, heath scrub, grasslands, gravelly to sandy alpine and desert steppe from sea level to 3000m, according to latitude
| 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 |